Gujarati Khaman Dhokla

Name: Gujarati Khaman Dhokla
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup gram flour; 1/2 tbsp limbuna ful, citric acid; 3 tbsp sugar; 1/2 salt; 3/4 cup water; 2 tbsp rava; 1/2 fruit salt; 1 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp mustards seeds; 1-2 chopped chilies; Pinch Asafoetida; 1/4 cup water; 2 tbsp sugar; 8-10 Curry leaves

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Gujarati Khaman Dhokla is a popular savory snack from the Indian state of Gujarat. It's light, spongy, and tangy, made primarily from gram flour (besan) and typically served as a breakfast item or tea-time snack.

Janki Badiyani @parthesh

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Ingredients

1 cupgram flour
1/2 tbsplimbuna ful, citric acid
3 tbspsugar
1/2salt
3/4 cupwater
2 tbsprava
1/2fruit salt
1 tbspoil
For vaghar
1 tbspmustards seeds
1-2chopped chilies
PinchAsafoetida
1/4 cupwater
2 tbspsugar
8-10Curry leaves

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Steps

1

Make the batter:
1. In bowl take a sugar, salt,and citric acid (limbuna ful).
Add water gradually and whisk to delute sugar and limbuna full.
2

Than mix oil, semolina and besan and mix gradually with no lumps.
3

Rest for 10–15 minutes.
Just before steaming, add ENO fruit salt and mix gently. The batter will foam and rise—don’t overmix.
4

Steam the dhokla:
Grease a steel plate or thali.
Pour in the batter immediately.
Steam for 15–20 minutes in a steamer or large pot with boiling water (cover the lid tightly).
Test with a toothpick—if it comes out clean, it's ready. Let it cool slightly and cut into squares
5

Prepare the vaghar (tempering):
Heat oil in a small pan. Add mustard seeds and let them pop. Add asafotida,green chilies, and curry leaves.
3. Add 1/4 cup water, sugar, Simmer briefly.
4. Pour this hot tempering evenly over the cut dhokla pieces
6

Now serve with green chtni, tumrind chutney or sauce or garlic chutney.