Monday, March 19, 2012

Dhokla

Ingredients:
Batter for Dhokla

Chickpea flour - 2 cups
Curd/Yogurt- 1 cup
baking powder- 1/2 tsp
Sugar- 2 tsp
Salt- to taste
Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp
Ginger paste- 1tsp

Tampering 
Oil- 2 tsp
Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Curry leaves- 7
Red chilli- 2
Asafetedia - pinch

GARNISH
Sugar - 2 tsp
Lemon/Lime juice- 2 tbsp
Chopped Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup

Preparation

Mix Chick pea flour and curd and keep aside for two hours

Prepare the steamer by keeping an inverted pot inside a large pressure cooker and pour water inside. heat water till the mixture is prepared.Grease another pot (check if the pot can go inside the pressure cooker)

Add sugar, ginger, salt, chili and mix
Mix Baking soda to the mixture
When the baking soda is mixed, the mixture will start bubbling. empty the batter in a greased pot
Pressure cook for 15 minutes
remove from flame and let the cooker release the pressure for 5 minutes
Dhokla will be soft and puffed up after opening the cooker

Heat the oi for tampering and add the other ingredients
When the mustard start spluttering, remove from flame and spread over dhokla

Mix sugar and lemon juice and spread on dhokla
Sprinkle coriander leaves

Cut dhokla in bite size pieces and serve with Chutney

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