Khaman Dhokla

Today's recipe is authentic and tasty Khaman Dhokla recipe. You can prepare it in 30 minutes.  Just mix all the ingredients and steam it. The recipe follows..

Recipe For : 2

Preparation Time : 30 minutes

Ingredients:

Besan Flour           - 1.5 cups (Kadalai Maavu)
Chopped Ginger    - 2 tsp
Green Chili            - 2
Lemon                   - 1
Baking Soda          - 3/4 tsp
Asafoetida             - a pinch
Turmeric Powder  - 1/4 tsp
Salt                        - As required

For Tampering Dhoklas:

Mustard Seeds    - 1/4 tsp
Green Chili         - 2
Lemon                 - 1/2
Coriander Leaves- few
Curry Leaves       - few
Sugar                    - a pinch
Salt                       - As required
Water                   - 1/4 cup
Oil                        - 2 tsp

Procedure:

• Grind Ginger and Green chilies together. Extract juice from lemon. Take a bowl. Add besan flour, ginger-chili paste, baking soda, salt, asafoetida, lemon juice and turmeric powder to it. Mix everything well.
• Add water and start preparing the batter. The batter should be of idli batter consistency.Add water accordingly. You can also use Eno fruit salt instead of Baking soda. If using eno, use 1 tsp of it. Once the batter is ready, it should be steamed immediately.
• Take a deep pan. I used cake pan for this. Place Banana leaf in the pan and add batter to it. steam it for about 20 minutes. You can also use Baking Paper instead or you can grease the pan very well with Oil. You can check whether the Dhokla is cooked  by inserting a tooth pick in the Dhokla. Steam Dhoklas in high flame for first 5 minutes and then steam it in medium flame for remaining time.
• Take another bowl. Add water,lemon juice, salt,sugar , coriander leaves and curry leaves to it. Saute Mustard seeds and Green chili in oil and add it to the bowl .Now tampering for our Dhokla is ready.
• After Dhokla is cooked, cut into shape you wish. Add the seasoning water over Dhokla. I used to have Dhoklas with Garlic Chutney.
• Enjoy Dhoklas hot!!!

Sooji Dhokla (Rava Dhokla)

This Dhokla recipe uses Rava for variation. I used to prepare this for dinner. It tastes so good with spicy chutneys. We had it with Garlic Chutney. Give a try to this Rava Dhokla once,when you are about to prepare Rava Idli...Both uses more or less same ingredients only..

The recipe follows..

Recipe For : 2

Preparation Time : 30 minutes

Cooking Time : 30 minutes

Ingredients:

Sooji                     - 1 cup (Rava)
Yogurt                  - 1 cup (Curd)
Water                    - 1 cup
Chopped Ginger   - 1 tsp
Baking Soda         - 1 tsp
Salt                       - As required

For Tampering Dhoklas:

Mustard Seeds    - 1/4 tsp
Green Chili         - 2
Lemon                 - 1/2
Coriander Leaves- few
Curry Leaves       - few
Sugar                    - a pinch
Salt                       - As required
Water                   - 1/4 cup
Oil                        - 2 tsp

Procedure:

• Take a bowl, Add Rava, yogurt and water to it. Add also Baking soda, chopped Ginger, enough salt and mix everything well. Set it aside for 30 minutes. You can also use Eno salt instead of Baking soda. It is added to make Dhoklas fluff.
• Take another bowl. Add water,lemon juice, salt,sugar , coriander leaves and curry leaves to it. Saute Mustard seeds and Green chili in oil and add it to the bowl .Now tampering for our Dhokla is ready.
• After 30 minutes, take a deep pan. I used cake pan for this. Place Banana leaf in the pan and add batter to it. steam it for about 20 minutes. You can also use Baking Paper instead or you can grease the pan very well with Oil. You can check whether its cooked  by inserting a tooth pick in the Dhokla. Steam Dhoklas in high flame for first 5 minutes and then steam it in medium flame for remaining time.
• After Dhokla is cooked, cut into shape you wish. Add the seasoning water over Dhokla.
• Enjoy Dhoklas hot!!!