Dhokla

                 



First time I had Dhokla at my friend's place and liked it a lot. Then next week only I tried, and it came out perfect. Even my husband loved it.

RECIPE:
(recipe source:here)

Cooking Time: 10-15 mins
Preparation Time: 5-10 mins

Ingredients:

Besan: 1 cup
Semolina (rava): 1 & 1/2 tbsp
Sugar: 4 tsp
Ginger green chilli paste: 1 tsp
Lemon juice: 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Fruit salt: 1 tsp
Oil for greasing and cooking:3 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
Green chillies:1 tsp(chopped finely)
Pinch of asafoetida
Curry leaves: 2-3
Coriander leaves:2 tbsp



Method:

1. Mix the besan, semolina, sugar, ginger-green chilli paste, lemon juice and salt along with little water (approximately ¾ cup) in a bowl and mix well to get a smooth and thick batter.
2. Add the fruit salt to the batter and mix gently.
3. Pour the batter immediately into a greased thali( i use the baking tray and steam in wide bottom vessel) and spread evenly by rotating the thali clockwise.
4. Steam in a steamer for 12 to 15 minutes or till the dhoklas are cooked.
5. Heat 3 tsp of oil in a small pan and add the mustard seeds.
6. When the seeds crackle, add green chillies, asafoetida and curry leaves, mix well and saute on a medium flame for a few seconds.
7. Remove from the flame and add 1½ tbsp of water and mix well.
8. Pour this tempering over the dhoklas.
9. Cool slightly and cut into equal sized pieces.
10. Serve hot garnished with coriander.

Note:

To steam dhokla you can use wide bottom kadai/pan. For this you just have to place thali /tray on  inverted steel bowl.