Dhokla By tiwari_anuja

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Make the traditional Gujarati Dhokla with this easy recipe at tarladalal.com. The soft, spongy and delicious gram flour based dhokla are best paired with a coriander chutney and garnished with grated coconut and fried curry leaves.

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Preparation Time: 5 Cooking Time: 10 Total Time: 15 mins 4

Ingredients

Ingredients
For the batter
1 cup besan (Bengal gram flour)
1 1/2 tbsp semolina (rava)
1/2 tsp citric acid (nimbu ka phool)
3 tsp sugar
1 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
1 1/2 tsp Eno's fruit salt
For the tempering
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/2 tsp sesame seeds (til)
2 green chillies, chopped
a pinch asafoetida (hing)
For the garnish
1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)

Method

Mix together all the ingredients for the batter except the fruit salt using enough water to make a thick batter.
Add in the fruit salt, sprinkle a little water over the fruit salt and mix well.
When the mixture rises, pour it into a greased thali and steam for about 10 minutes.
For the tempering, heat the oil in a small katori and add the mustard seeds, sesame seeeds, green chillies and asafoetida. when the mustard seeds crackle, add 1 tablespoon of water and pour this over the steamed dhoklas.
Cut into pieces and serve with green chutney.