Name: Green Dhokla (Hara Bhara Dhokla) recipe by Meera Girdhar at BetterButter
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 Cup chick pea flour ( besan); 1 Cup spinach ( palak); 1 Cup fenugreek leaves ( methi); 1/2 Cup green peas; 2 Green chillies; 2 Tablespoon coriander leaves; 1 Tablespoon ginger garlic; 1 Tablespoon cooking oil; 1 Tablespoon sugar; Salt to taste; 1 Tablespoon fruit salt; Water to make a smooth paste; For Garnishing :; 1 Tablespoon cooking oil; 1 Teaspoon mustard seeds; Few curry leaves; 2 Tablespoon peanuts; 2 Green chillies; 1 Tablespoon sesame seeds; Pinch of hing (asafoetida)

ABOUT Green Dhokla (Hara Bhara Dhokla) RECIPE

I just thought to give our normal Dhokla a healthy twist by adding few greens to it like green peas, spinach, fenugreek and coriander leaves so that we can feed our kids with a healthier option....

Ingredients Serving: 4

1 Cup chick pea flour ( besan)
1 Cup spinach ( palak)
1 Cup fenugreek leaves ( methi)
1/2 Cup green peas
2 Green chillies
2 Tablespoon coriander leaves
1 Tablespoon ginger garlic
1 Tablespoon cooking oil
1 Tablespoon sugar
Salt to taste
1 Tablespoon fruit salt
Water to make a smooth paste
For Garnishing :
1 Tablespoon cooking oil
1 Teaspoon mustard seeds
Few curry leaves
2 Tablespoon peanuts
2 Green chillies
1 Tablespoon sesame seeds
Pinch of hing (asafoetida)

Instructions

In a pan boil water, add green peas, fenugreek leaves and spinach to this. Cook for 5 minutes. Now transfer this into a strainer and run under cold water
Now take a mixer add blanched green peas, fenugreek leaves, spinach, green chillies, coriander leaves, ginger garlic and 1 teaspoon of salt and blend this mix.
Add water to this mixture and make a smooth paste
Now add fruit salt to this smooth mixture and gently mix it again
Take Dhokla plates, grease with cooking oil. Pour the mixture into the greased plates. Steam the Dhokla mixture for 7 to 10 min.
Remove the Dhoklas from heat, demould the Dhokla & cut into diamond shapes.
Now prepare tempering for the Dhoklas in a pan, heat oil add mustard seed, pinch of asafoetida, now add curry leaves, green chillies, peanuts and sesame seeds.
Enjoy a healthy and green treat .......

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