GUJRATI KHAMAN DHOKLA RECIPE

Khaman Dhokla is one of the specialities of Gujarati cuisine and is enjoyed as a snack. This is an easy-to-make snack recipe that can be prepared anytime and is best enjoyed with tempered or pan-fried green chillies. It’s a quick dish that can be prepared in just 30-minutes. Here is an easy way to make Khaman Dhokla, which is soft and spongy and tastes super-delicious.

Ingredients

• Chickpea flour / besan – 2 cup
• Sugar – 5 tsp
• Citric acid – 1/2 tsp
• Baking soda -1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• Salt as per taste
• Oil – 1tbsp
• Water – 1 glass
• Mustard seeds – 2 tbsp
• Chopped Green chilly – 2
• Curry leaves – for tempering
• Corainder leaves for garnishing

Directions

• Take a bowl add chickpea flour, sugar, salt, citric acid, turmeric powder.
• Add water and whisk well to get a thick and smooth batter.
• Now add baking soda to the batter and mix lightly until batter is light and fluffy.
• Grease container with oil. Pour the batter and fill the container 3/8 like we do for baking cake.
• Steam in a steamer or in pressure cooker for 20 mins till the dhoklas are cooked.
• Insert a toothpick to check if dhoklas is cooked if it comes out clean then khaman dhokla is ready. And keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan add the mustard seeds, green chillies, curry leaves and saute on a medium flame.
• Then add 1 glass of water , 1/2 tsp sugar and mix well.
• let it come to a boil and remove from the heat.
• Pour this tempering over the prepared dhoklas .
• Cut into pieces garinsh with fresh coriander leaves and serve it with green chutney or tomato sauce .