Recipe: Appetizing Gujarati Dhokla

Gujarati Dhokla. Free UK Delivery on Eligible Orders Description: In our Gujarat weddings are incomplete without the live dhokla counter in the menu. Dhokla are made up of rice and lentils. Both the rice and lentil is soaked and fermented with curd or buttermilk and then steamed.

It is a very popular snack from Gujarati cuisine. Dhokla is a vegetarian culinary dish that is found mainly in the Indian state of Gujarat and parts of adjacent states. It is made with a fermented batter derived from rice and split urad dal. You can have Gujarati Dhokla using 18 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Gujarati Dhokla

1. It's For of Dhokla:.
2. It's 2 cups of Besan.
3. Prepare 3/4 cup of Semolina.
4. You need 1 tsp of Eno.
5. Prepare 2 tbsp of curd.
6. You need As per taste of Salt.
7. Prepare As required of water.
8. Prepare For of Tadka:.
9. You need 1/2 glass of water.
10. You need 4-5 tsp of sugar.
11. Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
12. Prepare 1 tsp of mustard seeds.
13. You need Pinch of Asafoetida.
14. Prepare 4-5 of green chillies slit into halves.
15. It's Handful of chopped coriander leaves.
16. It's Handful of curry leaves.
17. You need As required of grated coconut.
18. It's As required of khaman sev.

Dhokla can be eaten for breakfast, as a main course, as a side dish, or as a snack. Besan dhokla is a Gujarati snack. Being steamed besan dhokla is healthy and nutritious. It is a thick fermented gram flour and yogurt batter steamed till it is like a soft fluffy pillow.

Gujarati Dhokla step by step

1. For Dhokla:.
2. Firstly, in a large mixing bowl add 2 cups Besan and 3/4th cup semolina, mix well add water bit by bit to make a thick and smooth dhokla batter. Whisk well to ensure there are no lumps in the batter. Rest this batter for 2-3 hours..
3. Meanwhile, in a pressure cooker add water and cooker stand, remove pressure cooker whistle. Cover with lid and pre-heat the cooker for 5-6 minutes..
4. After 2-3 hours add salt and eno fruit salt (use basic blue puch eno not any flavor eno). Give it a good mix. Dhokla batter is ready..
5. Now grease a falt bottom vessel with oil and pour Dhokla batter into it. Tap the vessel for removing air bubbles..
6. Place the vessel in pre-heated pressure cooker and steam the dhokla for 15 mins on high to medium flame..
7. After 15 mins check with the help of knife whether Dhoklas are done or not. If the batter is not sticking to knife the Dhokla is cooked. Remove it from the pressure cooker and let it cool down completely..
8. After cooling de-mould the Dhokla from the vessel in a plate and cut pieces. Now prepare tadka..
9. For Tadka:.
10. Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds and let it splutter, now add asafoetida, curry leaves, slit green chillies, mix well and add half a glass of water, now add sugar and salt, mix well and let the tadka boil for 3-4 mins..
11. Now pour this tadka over dhokla and let the dhokla absorb the water completely..
12. Now garnish the dhokla by sprinkling, grated coconut, khaman sev and coriander leaves..
13. Serve hot with Mix Chutney combination of - tamarind chutney and Pudina dhaniya chutney.
14. Do try this recipe and share your experiences, comments, remarks and suggestions..
15. Thank you..

Cooled, cut into squares tempered with mustard seeds and garnished with fresh coriander and scraped coconut. Gujarati Khatta Dhokla is a healthy dal cake, made with a batter of rice and dals like - urad dal and chana dal, flavoured with ginger and green chilli which is steamed and seasoned with mustard and sesame seeds. Being rich in proteins, Khatta Dhokla fits well into a lunch box meal or a light summer meal. This is also known as idada or idra in many part of Gujarat. We call this safed dhokla aka white dhokla.