Dhokla By sgambhir

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The Gujarati steamed lentil cake recipe, dhokla is a popular dish which can be prepared as a tasty snack quickly. Discover an easy and delicious way of preparing gujarati delicacy khatta dhokla and other snack recipes at tarladalal.com

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Ingredients

350 gms besan (Bengal gram flour)
1 cup curds (dahi)
1 tbsp chopped green chillies
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 tbsp chopped ginger (adrak)
1 tsp soda bi-carb
1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
1/2 cup grated coconut
1 lemon

2 tbsp oil
Salt

Method

Take gram flour in a bowl. add beaten curd/yogurt and warm water. whisk well to remove all lumps. the mixture should have a thick consistency. add salt and cover it and leave it to ferment for 3-4 hours.
Make a paste of ginger and green chilies.
Add this paste to the fermented mixture. add turmeric powder and correct seasoning.
Keep the steamer ready on the flame.
Grease a dhokla mould or a shallow cake tin with a little oil. in a small bowl take one teaspoon of soda bi-carb, 1 teaspoon oil and juice of 1 lemon. mix well and add this to the gram flour mixture.
Pour the batter into the greased mold and steam for 10-12 minutes.
Cool for sometime. cut into squares and arrange in a serving platter/bowl.
Heat oil in a small pan. add mustard seeds. when the seeds begin to crackle, remove and pour over the dhoklas.
Serve garnished with chopped green coriander leaves and grated coconut.