KHAMAN DHOKLA

Dhokla or Dhokra is a vegetarian food item that originates from the Indian state of Gujarat.It is made with a fermented batter of gram flour (chickpeas). Dhokla can be eaten for breakfast, as a main course, as a side dish or as a snack. It can usually be bought from a sweet shop.

Ingredients:

For Khaman :

• 1 cup gram flour 
• 1 & 1/2 tbsp of semolina
• 1 tsp of green chili & ginger paste
• 1/2 tsp of citric acid or juice of 1 lemon
• 3 tsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• 1 & 1/2 tbsp ENO or fruit salt
• 1 cup of water
• salt to taste

For Tempering:

• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp sesame seeds 
• 1-2 green chillies finely chopped
• 1 tbsp of oil
• Pinch of asafoetida
• few curry leaves
• 1-2 tbsp of water

Method:

For Khaman:

• Mix all the dry ingredients gram flour,semolina, citric acid,sugar, turmeric,salt and get rid of any lump. 
• Now add the ginger paste, green chili paste, water & make a lump free batter. 
• Add ENO & on top of it add 1 tbsp of water. As as soon as you add water ENO will start to bubble.
• Once the bubbling stops, go ahead & mix the batter well. The Batter will instantly rise & become fluffy. 
• Then immediately pour the batter to the greased flat bowl.Keep the bowl in cooker or steamer. 
• Steam over water either in a cooker or steamer for 10-15 minutes (without the whistle if using a pressure cooker).
• Pierce knife, and check, it should come out clean if done. Sprinkle the chili powder and coriander, and steam again for 2-3 minutes. Cut into squares or diamonds

 

For Tempering:

• Heat oil in a small vessel & once hot add the mustard seeds.
• Once they crackle, add the remaining ingredients like sesame seeds, green chilies, asafoetida, curry leaves & stir for a min.
• Switch off the gas & add 1-2 tbsp of water to the tempering. 
• Pour the tempering over the Khaman spreading it evenly. 
• Cut the dhokla evenly & garnish with coriander leaves.

Serving:

Serve hot with coconut chutney or coriander chutney.





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