Surti locho

Name: Surti locho
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 8 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup chana dal; 4 tablespoon urad dal; 4 tablespoon poha; 1/4 cup curd; 1/4 cup water; 2 green chilli paste; 1 teaspoon ginger paste; 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 pinch asafoetida; as per taste Salt; 1 teaspoon oil; 2 cup water; 1 teaspoon eno fruit salt; 1 cup coriander leaves; 8-10 mint leaves; 2 green chillies; 1/2 inch ginger; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; as per taste Salt; 1/2 cup or 2 pieces khaman dhokla; As per requirement Water to grind chutney; 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder; 1/2 teaspoon roasted cumin powder; as per taste Salt; 1/2 teaspoon chat masala; 1 teaspoon red chilli powder; as required Locho masala; 2 Chopped onion

Sneha Patel @snehapatel_4499

Surti locho is simple, healthy and steamed snack served with some spicy locho chutney. This healthy and light dish originated from Surat in gujarat. Making Suri locho is just same as preparing dhokla and can be enjoyed as breakfast, snack or also a light dinner.

Sneha Patel @snehapatel_4499

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Ingredients

35 minutes

8 people

For surti locho batter
1 cupchana dal
4 tablespoonurad dal
4 tablespoonpoha
1/4 cupcurd
1/4 cupwater
2green chilli paste
1 teaspoonginger paste
1/4 teaspoonturmeric powder
1 pinchasafoetida
as per tasteSalt
1 teaspoonoil
2 cupwater
1 teaspooneno fruit salt
Locho chutney
1 cupcoriander leaves
8-10mint leaves
2green chillies
1/2 inchginger
1 teaspooncumin seeds
1 tablespoonsugar
1 tablespoonlemon juice
as per tasteSalt
1/2 cupor 2 pieces khaman dhokla
As per requirementWater to grind chutney
Locho masala
1/2 teaspoonpepper powder
1/2 teaspoonroasted cumin powder
as per tasteSalt
1/2 teaspoonchat masala
1 teaspoonred chilli powder
Garnish
as requiredLocho masala
2Chopped onion
as needed Coriander leaves
1 teaspoonmelted butter
as needed Sev

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Steps

35 minutes

1

Soak the chana dal and urad dal for 5-6 hours. Soak the poha for 10 minutes
2

Grind all soaked items with sour curd and required quantity of water into a smooth batter like consistency.
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Measure and take 2 cups of batter in a mixing bowl. Then add green chilli paste, ginger paste, turmeric powder, asafoetida, salt and oil in batter. Mix everything well.
5

Then add 2 cup water and make pouring consistency of batter.
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Preheat steamer with greased plate for 5 minutes.
7

Just before steaming add the eno fruit salt and give it a stir.
8

Spread thin layer of batter into preheated steamer plate. Sprinkle some pepper powder and red chilli powder on it.
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Cover and steam locho for 15-18 minutes on medium flame.
10

Meanwhile in a grinding jar add coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chilli, ginger, Cumin seeds, sugar, lemon juice, salt and 2 pieces of khaman dhokla and grind everything.
Locho chutney is ready
11

Then, in a bowl add pepper powder, roasted cumin powder, salt, chat masala, red chili powder and mix everything well.
12

After 15 minutes,with help of toothpick check out locho is properly cooked or not. If toothpick comes out clean then locho is properly steamed. After it is half steamed add in some coriander leaves and some cheese.
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Finally, scoop a ladle of steamed locho on a plate. Garnish it with locho masala, onion, coriander leaves, melted butter and sev on top.
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NOTE
POHA GIVES FLUFFINESS TO BATTER
BATTER AND WATER RATIO SHOULD BE EQUAL.
SURTI LOCHO TASTE GREAT WHEN IT IS SERVED HOT.