Name: Dhokla Recipe - Traditional Gujarati Breakfast recipe by Anita Parsoya at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Gram flour { Besan} 1 cup; Curd 1/4 cup; Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp; Juice of 1 lemon; 2 Chopped Green chillies; Grated ginger or ginger paste 1 tsp; Salt 1 tsp or as per your taste; 1 packet Eno { fruit salt}; oil 2 tbsp; For tempering; Oil - 3 tbsp; Mustard seeds 2 tsp; Curry leaves 10- 15; 3 green chillies; Water as required; Sugar 1 tbsp or as per your taste

Ingredients Serving: 4

Gram flour { Besan} 1 cup
Curd 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Juice of 1 lemon
2 Chopped Green chillies
Grated ginger or ginger paste 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp or as per your taste
1 packet Eno { fruit salt}
oil 2 tbsp
For tempering
Oil - 3 tbsp
Mustard seeds 2 tsp
Curry leaves 10- 15
3 green chillies
Water as required
Sugar 1 tbsp or as per your taste

Instructions

Take a bowl, put sieve on it and add gram flour in the sieve and filter it properly.
Now add turmeric powder , salt, lemon juice, curd,chopped green chillies, ginger paste and mix it well
Now gradually add water in it and prepare a smooth and pouring consistency batter. Batter should neither be very thin nor thick.If batter is thick then you will not get pores in dhokla just like market. If batter is very thin then dhokla will not cook well and become spongy
Now after preparing the batter add oil in it and mix it well
Now add water in a steamer cover it and let the water boil
When water starts boiling then immediately Greese dhokla plate with oil properly
Add eno( fruit salt) in dhokla batter, pour 1 tsp water over eno and mix it well . Don't mix it much
After mixing it . Pour batter immediately in the dhokla plate and transfer it into the steamer and cover the steamer. Do this process very quickly.
Now cook dhokla on high flame for 8 minutes .
After 8 minutes check the dhokla by inserting toothpick in it . If it comes out clean then it means dhokla is ready
Now take out the dhokla and let it cool
Meanwhile , let's prepare tempering of dhokla. Add oil in tadka pan , let it heat when oil is medium hot then add mustard seeds in it and let it crackle. After seeds crackled then add curry leaves, slit green chillies and fry it. Now add water and sugar in it and mix it. Turn off the gas
Demould the dhokla and pour tempering over it , cut it into square pieces and garnish it with green coriander and grated coconut over it and serve it :blush:

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