Khaman Dhokla
Steamed soft lentil cake
- Category: Gujarati Recipes, Snacks Recipes
Ingredients
For dhokla
- 1 cup Besan / Chickpea flour
- 2 tablespoons Rava/ Semolina
- 1 teaspoon soda/ ENO fruit salt
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- A pinch of turmeric
- A pinch of Hing/Asafeotida
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 cup water / buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon oil
For tempering
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- A sprig of curry leaves
- 2 chopped chillies
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
Instructions
- Mix besan, rava, soda, sugar, salt, hing and turmeric. Add oil and buttermilk. Mix well avoiding any lumps.
- Transfer part batter to greased plate (about inch plus height). Place this plate in a steamer.
- Allow to cook for 15-20 minutes. Once done, insert a fork and it should come out clean. Allow dhokla to cool.
- For the tadka, heat the oil in a pan. Crackle mustard seeds, curry leaves and green chillies.
- Add sugar and water. Finally, add lime juice and stop heating.
- Add this tadka over cooled dhoklas. Cut in desired shapes.
- Serve with green chutney.