Instant besan dhokla

Name: Instant besan dhokla
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 g (2 cups) besan-; to taste salt; 1/2 tsp sugar-; 1/2 tsp green chilli paste; 1 tsp ginger paste-; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 3/4 tsp baking soda/ eno-; 1 tbsp oil-; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds-; 2-3 green chilli; 1 tsp sugar-; 1 tbsp curry leaves; 1 tbsp grated coconut; 1 tbsp coriander leaves (chopped); 2 tbsp tamarind; 1/2 bowl water; 3-4 cloves garlic; 1 green chilli (chopped); 1/2 tsp crushed ginger; 1 tsp jaggery (to your taste); as needed water (if needed,depends on the consistency of chutney you want)

starving_tzigane @cook_16633624

Hyderabad

#indiankitchen
Dhokla is a vegetarian food item that originates from the Indian state of Gujarat. It is made with a fermented batter derived from rice and split chickpeas. Dhokla can be eaten for breakfast, as a main course, as a side dish, or as a snack.

starving_tzigane @cook_16633624

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Ingredients

35min.

2 servings

(For making dhokla)
200 g (2 cups)besan-
to tastesalt
1/2 tspsugar-
1/2 tspgreen chilli paste
1 tspginger paste-
2 tbsplemon juice
3/4 tspbaking soda/ eno-
(for tadka)
1 tbspoil-
1/2 tspmustard seeds-
2-3green chilli
1 tspsugar-
1 tbspcurry leaves
1 tbspgrated coconut
1 tbspcoriander leaves (chopped)
For tamarind dip
2 tbsptamarind
1/2 bowlwater
3-4 clovesgarlic
1green chilli (chopped)
1/2 tspcrushed ginger
1 tspjaggery (to your taste)
as neededwater (if needed,depends on the consistency of chutney you want)

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Steps

35min.

1

Put some water in a steamer to boil.
2

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl(to make dhokla) except the eno/baking soda and leave it for 10min. Don't make the batter thin, or else the dhokla won't be spongy.
3

Then, add baking soda to it and mix it well. Don't stir the batter more, or else it will become thin and dhokla won't come out spongy.
4

Add 1tsp oil to the mixture.
5

Put the mixture in the steamer and let it steam for 20min in medium flame.
6

Cut the dhokla into pieces once it is cooked.
7

(for tadka) Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds,curry leaves and then, green chilli to it.
8

Now, add 1/2cup water. Add sugar and salt to it and let it boil.
9

Pour the water over the dhokla pieces and spread it. Garnish dhokla with freshly chopped coriander leaves & grated coconut.
10

Serve hot with green chutney, or tamarind chutney.
11

For tamarind dip,soak the tamarind in water for 10-15min. Then,add crushed garlic-ginger, green chilli & jaggery to it. Mix it well. Add more jagger& water if you want. It's ready to serve.