Dhokla

Party menu posted by Uma Sridharan

Ingredients

Gram flour                            1 cup

Juice of a lime

Sugar                                     1 tsp

Turmeric powder               1/4 tsp

Ginger paste                        1/2 tsp

Green chilli                           1 crushed

Water                                     3/4 cup         

Soda bi carb                        3/4 tsp

For seasoning

Mustard seeds                    1 tsp

Chopped coriander leaves          handful

Grated coconut                   handful

Green chillies                      2 finely chopped

Method

Mix salt, sugar, lemon juice along with 3/4 cup of water. Mix gram flour, turmeric powder, crushed chilli  and ginger paste. Slowly add the water mixture and prepare a smooth batter.

Grease a suitable baking dish to steam Dhokla.  

Heat a cooker or steamer with enough water to steam. When the water is hot, mix soda bi card with the batter and pour it into the greased baking dish. Now steam it for 10 mts.

Remove from the fire. Let it cool for few mts. Remove the Dhokla carefully from the baking dish.

Cut into big cube.

Heat a kadai, pour oil and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds splatter, add coconut and green chillies. Remove from  the fire. Pour it over the dhoklas. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Serve hot.