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Tarla Dalal

17 February, 2025

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राजमा ढोकला रेसिपी | राजमा ढोकला शाकाहारी रेसिपी | ढोकला रेसिपी | नाश्ता रेसिपी - हिन्दी में पढ़ें (Rajma Dhokla in Hindi)

રાજમા ઢોકળા - ગુજરાતી માં વાંચો (Rajma Dhokla in Gujarati)

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About Rajma Dhokla

Ingredients

Methods

How to proceed to make Rajma Dhokla

Tempering for Rajma Dhokla

Nutrient values

This awesome recipe brings together a healthy ingredient with a healthy cooking method, and all in an extremely tasty way! A true tempter, the Rajma Dhokla looks appealing and tastes great.

It is also quite easy to make, as you just need to soak the rajma and blend with the other ingredients to get the batter. Then, it’s as simple as steaming and tempering.

There is no fermentation required. So, you can just soak the rajma overnight and prepare these yummy dhoklas in the morning for breakfast. Your kids will enjoy having this tasty snack, and so will you!

Besides green chutney you can also try other chutneys to serve with the Rajma Dhoklas, like Tomato Coconut Chutney, Ginger Chutney and Coriander Onion Chutney

Enjoy how to make Rajma Dhokla recipe with detailed step by step photos.

Ingredients

For The Rajma Dhokla

1/2 cup rajma (kidney beans)

1 tsp ginger (adrak) paste

1 tsp green chilli paste

1 tsp sugar

salt to taste

1 tsp fruit salt

1/2 tsp oil for greasing

For The Tempering On Rajma Dhokla

1 tsp oil

1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)

1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)

45783 curry leaves (kadi patta)

To Serve With Rajma Dhokla

green chutney

Method

How to make the rajma dhokla

To make the rajma dhokla recipe, first clean, wash and soak the rajma overnight.
Drain the rajma and blend in a mixer using enough water to make a smooth batter. (approx. ½ cup)
Add the ginger paste, green chilli paste, sugar and salt and mix well. Keep aside.
Just before steaming, add the fruit salt to the rajma batter and 2 tsp of water over it.
When the bubbles form, mix gently.
Pour the batter immediately into a greased 175 mm. (7") diameter thali and shake the thali clockwise to spread it evenly.
Steam in a steamer for 10 to 12 minutes on medium flame or till the dhoklas are cooked. Keep aside.
Cool slightly and cut into square pieces.
Heat the oil in a small non-stick pan and add the , asafetida and mustard seeds. When the seeds crackle, add the curry leaves and sauté on a medium flame for few seconds.
Pour the tempering over the prepared dhoklas and spread it evenly.
Serve the rajma dhokla immediately with green chutney.

Rajma Dhokla recipe with step by step photos

How to proceed to make Rajma Dhokla

1. To make rajma dhokla recipe | kidney bean dhokla | healthy rajma dhokla | clean, wash and soak the rajma overnight.
2. Drain the rajma completely with the help of a strainer.
3. Put it in a mixer jar. Depending upon the size of the jar, you can blend it in batches.
4. Blend in a mixer adding approximately ? cup to ? cup of water to make a smooth batter.
5. Transfer the paste in a deep bowl.
6. Finally, add the salt and mix well. Make sure there are no lumps.
7. Grease the thali using little oil.
8. Just before steaming, add 1 tsp fruit salt to the rajma batter. Do not let the batter sit for too long after adding fruit salt as they will not be soft if done that. Also, make sure you are using fresh fruit salt.
9. Add 2 tsp of water over the fruit salt. You will see the formation of bubbles.
10. Mix the batter in one direction quickly. You will notice the batter has risen to almost double.
11. Pour the batter immediately into the greased thali and shake the thali clockwise to spread it evenly.
12. Steam in a steamer for 10 to 12 minutes or till the rajma dhoklas are cooked. Cook them over a medium flame, as high heat will rise them fast but, not cook from inside.
13. Insert a knife or a toothpick in the center of the thali and check if it comes out clean. If it doesn?t then cook for 2-3 minutes more.
14. Post that , take them out of the steamer, cool slightly.
15. Cut into square pieces.

Tempering for Rajma Dhokla

1. Heat the oil in a small non-stick pan.
2. add 1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson).
3. Add 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
4. When the seeds crackle, add the curry leaves and saut? on a medium flame for few seconds. You can even add green chilly roundels or sesame seeds in the tempering
5. Pour the tempering over the prepared dhoklas and spread it evenly with the help of a spoon.
6. Serve rajma dhokla | kidney bean dhokla | healthy rajma dhokla | immediately with green chutney.

Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate

Nutrient values (Abbrv) per piece

Energy	25 cal
Protein	1.2 g
Carbohydrates	3.6 g
Fiber	0.3 g
Fat	0.6 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Sodium	0.1 mg

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pramila kankaria

March 13, 2025, midnight

v tasty n nutricious!!!!

Foodie #637988

March 13, 2025, midnight

isn''t 1/4th cup rajma too less for a serving of 4 people?? otherwise, everything was perfect..

Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hello, Apologies for the inconvenience. We have rectified and changed the recipe now. Do try it at home and share with us your feedback. Happy Cooking!

Foodie #695757

March 13, 2025, midnight

Recipe is good for diabetic people. Taste was fine. If cooking in pressure cooker, dont put the whistle. Cooking took little bit more time like 20 minutes or more.