Rinse idli rice and urad dal and soak them separately in enough water for 3-4 hours [ better soak it overnight].

Before preparing the dhoklas, grease the plate in which you will be making the dhokla with oil. And add water in your steamer and let the water come to a boil.

Add salt, oil, ginger and chilli paste to the batter and stir well. Now add eno fruit salt or baking soda to the batter and a spoon full of water if needed. [ Be quick enough to stir well, so that the fruit salt is distributed uniformly in the batter]

Pour the prepared batter in a greased pan. And sprinkle with black pepper, red chilli, cumin powder and roasted sesame seeds.

Place it in the steamer. Cover and steam for 20 minutes. [ Do not open the steamer in between.]

To check if dhokala is cooked, insert a toothpick in the dhokla. it should come out clean.