Nagar Dhokla

Name: Nagar Dhokla
Yield: 30 pieces
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 gm Urad Dal; 250 gm Rice; to taste Salt; 1 tsp Black Pepper seeds; 1/2 tsp Haldi Powder; 1 tsp Ginger; 2-3 Green chillies

mohena Nnagar @cook_13882590

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mohena Nnagar @cook_13882590

Kolkata

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Ingredients

30 pieces

500 gmUrad Dal
250 gmRice
to tasteSalt
1 tspBlack Pepper seeds
1/2 tspHaldi Powder
1 tspGinger
2-3Green chillies

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Steps

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Wash the Urad Dal and rice separately.
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Mix the Urad Dal and rice and soak them in a container in water for 5-7 hours. Soak for more than 3 hours and not more than 7 hours.
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Grind the soaked Urad dal and rice in the mixer grinder to make a fine paste. Part by part grind and store the batter in a large container.
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Allow the batter to ferment overnight. The key point is to soak the mixture and make it into the batter the day before you want yo cook the dhoklas.
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Next day morning, you will see that the batter has fermented and become fluffy. It's perfect !
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Make a paste of ginger and green chillies and add into the batter.
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Grind the black pepper for a second or two in the mixer grinder to obtain not so fine powder.
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Add salt and Haldi and mix the batter with a light hand.
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Prepare the steamer to steam the dhoklas. Pour the batter in the steamer plate / mould.
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Sprinkle the coarse black pepper on it and leave the dhoklas to be cooked
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Allow it to steam for 10 - 15 mins. Keep checking by inserting a tooth pick into the dhokla
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If the dhokla batter stopa sticking to the toothpick, it's cooked ! Else continue to steam.
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This dhokla is best served with yummy Aam Ras
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You may serve hot steamed dhoklas with green chutney and sweet imli chutney.
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Please do give it a try !! And share your experience and images ! Do let me know if you need further assistance.
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Happy Navratri 2018 in advance !