Besan Dhokla

Tagged with: besan sooji

Ingredients:

Besan (Gram flour) - 1 cup
Sooji (Semolina) – 1.5 tbsp
Sugar – 3 tsp
Salt – 1 tsp
Ginger-green chillies paste – 1 tbsp
Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder (haldi) – 1/3 tsp
Eno – 1- 1.5 tbsp
Cooking oil

For tempering:

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Heeng (Asfoetida) – 3-4 pinches
Split green chilies – 3-4
Coconut powder – 1 tbsp

Directions:

Seive besan. Combine besan, salt ,sugar, haldi, lemon juice and ginger-green chillies paste in a bowl and mix well.
Add water to make a smooth and homogenous paste (consistency should be little thinner than idli batter).
Grease a plate or a bowl in which you want to set dhokla.
Add eno and very little water to the dhokla batter.
Mix the batter quickly and pour it in the greased bowl or plate. The moment we add eno the batter becomes fluffy, creamy and double in amount.
Place the bowl/plate in microwave and cook for 4-5 minutes.
Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan and crackle mustard seeds.
Fry split green chillies and add heeng.
Add 3/4 th cup of water and pour every thing evenly on dhokla.
Garnish dhokla with fresh coriander leaves and coconut.
Cut dhokla into pieces and enjoy with pudina chutney.