Instant Carrot Idli Dhokla in Microwave

Name: Instant Carrot Idli Dhokla in Microwave
Total time: 240 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup besan (gramflour); 2 tbsp fine rava (semolina); 1 tsp lemon juice; 1 tsp ginger paste; As needed water for semi thick batter; 1 tbsp oil; 1 tsp sugar; 1/4 th tsp salt; 2 tbsp carrot grated; 2 tbsp coconut grated; 1 tsp Eno Fruit Salt; 2 green chillies chopped finely; For tempering:; 1/4 th tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp white sesame seeds; 3-4 green chillies slit; 1 tbsp curry leaves fried; 1 tbsp oil; 1 pinch hing (asafoetida); 1/4 th cup water; 1 tsp sugar; 1 pinch salt

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Carrot Idli Dhokla is an extremely light ,spongy and healthy breakfast,tea time snack or those on a diet or in parties.This recipe is an unique combination of ingredients from two regions, South Indian and Western Indian Gujarati cuisine. Ingredients like carrot,coconut,sesame seeds,lemon juice,gramflour and semolina and steam cooked makes it all the more healthy.The taste is mildly sweet,savoury, tangy and adding fried curry leaves or chopped coriander makes it all the more flavourful.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

4 minutes

4 servings

1 cupbesan (gramflour)
2 tbspfine rava (semolina)
1 tsplemon juice
1 tspginger paste
As neededwater for semi thick batter
1 tbspoil
1 tspsugar
1/4th tsp salt
2 tbspcarrot grated
2 tbspcoconut grated
1 tspEno Fruit Salt
2green chillies chopped finely
Fortempering:
1/4th tsp mustard seeds
1 tspwhite sesame seeds
3-4green chillies slit
1 tbspcurry leaves fried
1 tbspoil
1 pinchhing (asafoetida)
1/4 th cup water
1 tspsugar
1 pinchsalt

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Steps

4 minutes

1

Mix besan with rava.Add ginger paste, 1 tbsp oil,little salt and sugar and mix well.Add slowly half cup water approximately to make a semi thick batter without any lumps.Add grated carrot and chopped green chillies.Mix Eno and whisk well to get a smooth light and silky texture.
2

Pour 1cup water in a microsafe container.Grease oven proof idli mould and pour a ladleful of batter in each mould. Place a cashewnut over each.Cover and microwave high power for 3 minutes.Check with a toothpick if its done.With the help of a knife take out the steamed idli dhokla.This can also be steam cooked in a normal idli steamer.
3

Make a salt and sugar solution by boiling in 1/4 th cup water.Pour this over idli dhokla.For tempering, heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok.Fry curry leaves and set aside.Sprinkle mustard and wait till it splutters.Add hing, sesame seeds and slit green chillies.Toss and pour the tempering over the spongy and soft idli dhoklas.Garnish with curry leaves, grated carrot and coconut.Serve with tamarind or coconut chutney healthy idli dhoklas in breakfast or as a teatime snack or in parties.