Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, dhokla. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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 chickpeas. Dhokla can be eaten for breakfast, as a main course, as a side dish, or as a snack.
Dhokla is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Dhokla is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook dhokla using 29 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Dhokla:
- Take For Dhokla
- Make ready 11/2 cup Baisan (gram flour)
- Make ready 1-11/2 cup Water (lukewarm)
- Make ready 2 Tbsp Lemon juice
- Get 2 Tbsp Semolina (sooji)
- Make ready 2 Tbsp Oil
- Take 1 Tsp Caster Sugar
- Get 1 Tsp Salt
- Get 1 Tsp Ginger crush
- Prepare 1 Tsp Green Chillies chop
- Take 1-2 Sprigs Dill (soya)
- Get 1-2 Tbsp Fresh Coriander chop
- Get Pinch Termuric
- Prepare Pinch Orange Food Colour
- Get 1 Tsp Baking Soda
- Make ready 1 Tbsp Wate
- Take For Bhagar
- Prepare 2 Tbsp Oil
- Prepare 2 Tbsp Lemonjuice
- Get 1 Tsp Mustard seeds (rai dana)
- Get 1/2 Tsp Caster Sugar
- Get 1/4 Tsp Salt
- Take Pinch Asefotida (heing)
- Take Few sprigs of Curry pata
- Prepare 2-3 Green Chillies
- Prepare 1-2 Red Chillies
- Get 1 /2 Tsp Ginger julians
- Get sprigs Few Dill
- Get Fresh Coriander chop
Chana Dal Dhokla recipe with step by step pics. Dhokla is a steamed lentil cake made with ground, fermented batter made of bengal gram (chana dal), rice and curd (yogurt). This very same dhokla can be crumbed and served with accompaniments like assorted chutneys, fried green chillies and a delicious raw papaya salad in a different avatar known as khaman. My mother-in-law adds a pinch of sugar to the batter to match every Guajarati's love for a hint of sweetness in their food.
Instructions to make Dhokla:
- Assemble ingredient.chop ginger & green chillies.sift baisan nicely.
- Add sooji,salt,sugar,haldi,food colour in baisan & sift.add lemon juice & oil in baisan.
- Add chop ginger,green chillies,fresh coriander in baisan.add lukewarm water in baisan slowly & mix it well in 1 direction till all baisan is mixed & smooth batter is formed of medium consistency. Not too thin, neither too thick.
- Cover and keep aside for 10-15 min. Grease a baking tin with oil throughly.i have taken round cake tin. You can take any shape you like.
- Place a big pot at stove.keep a dish stand inside pot.fill water in pot less than half of depth.so as to reach half of tin but do not overlap tin. Neither tin should float in water. You can use steamer if you have. Let the water boil.
- After resting time.take out baisan batter bowl.mix it again.now mix baking powder in 1 Tbsp water & add to dhokla batter.mix gently.do not add baking soda directly in baisan as it puffs up instantly & proper mixing can not be attained which can result in flattened or hard dhokla.
- The batter will piff up instantly as baking soda is added in it.give quick stir for 3-4 min.this will help in airation & proper rising of dhokla.
- Pour puffed up batter in already greased mould.
- Place the mould inside big pot at the dish stand.water should be boiling at this time.keep the heat medium.water level should reach half of tin & it should not float in water cover the pot.
- Let it steamed for 35 -40 min.first 20 min at medium flame than at low heat.dhokla should leave the sides of mould as it started to cook properly.do not open the lid again & again.if you feel that water level is low inside then you can add some more hot water inside pot.
- After 35 min check dhokla.insert a toothpick inside it,if it comes out clean it shows that dhokla is cooked.close heat let it rest for 10 min.then take out from mould by just turning mould upside down at plate.
- Prepare bhagar.heat oil in pan,add heing in it.add raidana.let it pop up.
- Add chop ginger julians,cut green + red chillies length wise. Add to pan
- Add currypata.fry for a minute. Add water in pan.lower the flame add salt,caster sugar & lemon juice.let it cook for a minute or 2.till salt & sugar dissolve & shiny glaze appear in bhagar.
- Take out dhokla in platter, add bhagar over it. Serve it with green chutney,lemon wedges, garn8sh with soya & fresh coriandar & enjoy with cookpad.I have cut dhokla in cookpad logo shape. You can cut in squares or triangle,any shape you like.
Steamed Dhokla Recipe - About Gujarati Steamed Dhokla Recipe Dhokla Recipe: A popular Gujarati snack, dhokla is one of the most loved snack across the country that is made in various ways. This dhokla recipe is a quick and easy one that is delicious as well as healthy! The secret of its sponginess and no requirement of advance preparation lies in using popular Eno salt. Follow our easy breakfast recipe with step by step photos and discover how easy it is to make mouth.
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