Malai Dhokla

Name: Malai Dhokla
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Khatta dhokla flour; 1/2-3/4 cup sour curd(as required); 1 tbsp green chillies ginger paste; to taste Salt; 1 tbsp fresh malai (cream layer from top of milk); 1 pinch asafoetida (hing); 1/4 tsp soda bi carb; As required Black pepper powder and red chilli powder; As required Red chilli powder; For tempering/ tadka; 1 tbsp oil; 1/4 tsp mustard seeds; 1/4 tsp cummin seeds; 1/4 tsp Jeera; 1/4 tsp white sesame seeds; 3-4 curry leaves; As required Finely chopped fresh coriander leaves to garnish; As per taste Green coriander chutney to serve with Malai Dhokla

Jasmin Motta _ #BeingMotta @cook_12567865

#goldenapron3 #week9 #puzzle clue -steam. Traditional Gujarati savoury snack-Khatta dhokla . In fermented dhokla batter I have used fresh malai, from top of milk for moin to create this delicious savoury -Malai Dhokla.

Jasmin Motta _ #BeingMotta @cook_12567865

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Ingredients

3 servings

1 cupKhatta dhokla flour
1/2-3/4 cupsour curd(as required)
1 tbspgreen chillies ginger paste
to tasteSalt
1 tbspfresh malai (cream layer from top of milk)
1 pinchasafoetida (hing)
1/4 tspsoda bi carb
As required Black pepper powder and red chilli powder
As required Red chilli powder
For tempering/ tadka
1 tbspoil
1/4 tspmustard seeds
1/4 tspcummin seeds
1/4 tspJeera
1/4 tspwhite sesame seeds
3-4curry leaves
As required Finely chopped fresh coriander leaves to garnish
As per taste Green coriander chutney to serve with Malai Dhokla

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Steps

1

In khatta dhokla flour, mix curd as required to make a little thick batter. Cover and ferment for 6-8 hours. In fermented batter add salt, green chillies, ginger paste and asafoetida. Mix well.
2

Add fresh malai/ cream and soda bi carb in this batter. Mix well.
3

In big vessel for steaming dhokla, add enough water. Keep on Gas to heat up. Grease 6"-7" round thali with oil. Pour prepared dhokla batter in it. Sprinkle a big pinch of black pepper powder and red chilli powder on it. Place this thali on stand kept in water filled vessel for steaming. Cover and steam on high flame for 20 -25 minutes.
4

In small tadka pan add heat oil. Add mustard, cumin and sesame seeds as they splutter add curry leaves and turn off the flame. Pour this tadka on prepared steamed Malai Dhokla. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
5

Serve/ Relish Delicious Malai Dhokla with Green Coriander Chutney.
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Tip, I have use ready available khatta dhokla flour. If you want to make at home or grind outside, then take 1 cup rice, 1/4 cup urad dal and 2 tbsp chanadal. Mix all three and grind to coarse flour.(Like rawa).