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HTOF Recipe Book

Dhokla: 4 Stages

Updated: Oct 27, 2022



Part 1: Dhokla Batter

Blend the following Ingredients:

  • 2 cups chana daal

  • 3/4 cup chana flour

  • 2.5 cups of buttermilk

  • 2 teaspoon green chili

  • 1/4 cup cooking oil

  • 1/4 cup sugar

  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric

  • Salt to taste

Set aside for at least 8 hours to ferment


Part 2: Pea Kachori Masala

While the Dhokla batter ferments, begin making the Pea Kachori Masala to accompany it


Ingredients:

  • 4 cup frozen peas

  • 1 Serrano pepper

  • 3 tbsp lemon juice

  • 3 tbsp of sugar

  • 3 tsp fennel seeds

  • 1 tsp black mustard seeds

  • 2 tbsp cooking oil

  • Pinch of hing

  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric

  • Salt to taste

Steps:

  • Food process peas.

  • Heat oil in a non stick pan.

  • Add mustard seeds pinch of Hing, turmeric. When seeds crackle add food processed frozen peas, green chili, sugar, salt, lemon juice

  • Cook at low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  • Set aside to cool.


Part 3: Preparing the Dhokla
  • 6 inch plate - place 1/4 cup of the batter into the plate. Add fruit salt to the batter

  • In a pot place water to boil and add plate that fits into the pot. Baste the plate with cooking oil or Pam spray. In a small bowl take 1/4 cup of dhokla batter. Add 1/8 tsp eno and mix well.

  • Pour Dhokla batter in the prepared plate the layer should be no more than 1/8 inch. Steam for 7 minutes

  • Remove it from the steamer Gently Peel the steamed layer from the plate and Flip it upside down


Part 4: Assemble and Enjoy





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