Dhokla

A tasty North Indian delight from your own kitchen!!

 

Dhokla

Ingredients

Bengal Gram flour / Besan/ Chickpea flour - 250 gms (one and half cup)

Water - 1/2 cup

Ginger - 1 inch

Green chili - 2 or 3 numbers (as per taste)

Salt to taste

Lemon juice or Citric Acid - ¾ teaspoon

Turmeric a pinch

Sugar 1 tsp

Cooking/Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp

For tempering

Warm water -2 spoon

Grated coconut

Chopped Coriander leaves

For seasoning

Oil 1 teaspoon
Mustard seeds -1 tsp
White sesame seeds - 1 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp

Method of preparation

Coarse grind green chilies and ginger with some rock salt.

Take a bowl and pour the besan flour, add green chili and ginger paste, turmeric powder, sugar, lemon juice, salt to taste and enough water to make batter to the bajji batter consistency.

Pour 4 to 5 cups of water in electric cooker cooking bowl for steaming and switch on the electric cooker.

Put one oil greased plate into the steaming basket of the electric cooker and allow warming.

Now add the cooking soda in the prepared batter and mix well and pour the batter into the plate inside the steaming basket of the electric cooker.

It will take 20 minutes to cook the batter. Check the steamed batter using a knife if it has been cooked or not. If it comes out non-sticky then it means the batter is cooked and ready for eating.

Remove the plate from the electric cooker.

Now season the items given for seasoning and pour it in a bowl containing 2 spoons of warm water and spread the water above the dhokla. This process will give softness to the dhokla.

Decorate with grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves. Cut them into pieces as per wish.

Good with coconut chutney.

Credits:

Pothigai TV Channel