Gujarati Dhokla

Dhokla is a Gujarati recipe prepared with gram flour. This is delicious and easy to digest and can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch. This recipe also makes for a perfect healthy snack option, it can be prepared using easily available ingredients.

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Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Servings: 4

Ingredients

For Dhokla Batter:

Gram flour -1 1/2 cup (Buy: https://amzn.to/38NxNUP) Salt 1/2 tsp (Buy: https://amzn.to/2vg1241) Sugar-1/2 tsp (Buy: https://amzn.to/2RWX48h) Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp (Buy: https://amzn.to/2RC4fm4) Eno fruit salt-1 tsp Water

For Dhokla syrup:

Oil-1 tsp (Buy: https://amzn.to/2RGYvrw)

Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp (Buy: https://amzn.to/3aRy6Qt) Green chilies 5 nos. (slit)

Curry Leaves

Water-1/2 cup

Salt-1/2 tsp
Sugar 2 tsp
O Coriander leaves
Juice of 1/2 lemon

Method

In a bowl, add the gram flour, add sugar, salt, turmeric powder

mix everything well

Add water and mix well Whisk everything well, the batter should be of flowing

consistency and not very thick. Rest the batter for about 10 mins

Grease a cake tin with some oil Just before pouring the batter into the cake tin, add eno fruit

salt and mix it gently

Pour the batter immediately into the cake tin

Heat a pressure cooker/ pot with some water Place a stand inside and let the water come to a boil

Place the cake tin on the stand in the pot Close and steam cook the dhokla for about 20 mins on medium low flame
Prick Dhokla with a toothpick to check if it is fully cooked.

Remove the tin and let it cool down

After few mins, pour water, add salt, sugar Bring it to a boil and turn off the stove

Add lemon juice, coriander leaves and stir well Check the dhokla and let it come to room temperature

Take the dhokla from the cake tin and cut it into squares Pour the tempered ingredients onto the dhokla

Let the dhokla soak in the tempering Finally garnish it with grated coconut and coriander leaves

The dhokla is ready to be served