DHOKLA

  Dhokla

Dhokla also known as dhokra in gujrati is a popular dish. It is made of gram/chickpea flour which is fermented with yoghurt. This light and easy to make dish is liked by all and uses simple ingredients which are most commonly used in kitchen. Once you are able to make this, you may try interesting fusions like sandwich dhokla and Chinese dhokla.

Ingredients:-

2 cups besan/gram flour

1 cup sooji

1 cup yoghurt

Salt to taste

1 tsp fruit salt

1 tsp lemon juice

2 tsp oil

1 tsp sugar

½ tsp turmeric powder

2 green chilies finely chopped

Tempering:-

1 tsp mustard seeds

10-12 curry leaves.

4-5 green chilies sliced

1 tsp oil

Method:-

• Take a large bowl and put besan, sooji, sugar and oil. Beat in the yoghurt slowly till it becomes a smooth batter. Add turmeric and salt in it.

• Let it rest for 20 minutes so that it ferments.

• Add lemon juice, green chilies and lastly mix fruit salt in it.

• Take water in pressure cooker and boil it. You need a stand (can be idly stand) too. Pour in the mixture into a greased plate or container and place it in cooker.

• Remove the whistle and let the dhokla steam for around 15minutes at high flame.

• Remove the lid and check the dhokla by inserting a fork into it. The fork should come out clean.

• Let it cool for 15-20minutes and cut into cubical shape.

• Heat oil in pan and add mustard seeds and curry leaves and crackle it. Add sliced green chilies and pour it over dhokla.

Tastes best with tamarind or coriander chutney.