Instant Dhokla Recipe/ Steamed Gram Flour Cakes

Khaman Dhokla is a traditional Gujarati snack that is served for festive meals are best paired with a coriander chutney.This recipe makes a really soft and spongy dhoklas. You can use 1 Tsp of Lemon Juice instead of citric acid but the magic ingredient in this recipe is Eno fruit salt which gives the dhokla a perfect fluffiness.

Recipe Source:- Tarla.com
Ingredients:-

For the batter
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Bengal gram flour/Besan:- 1 Cup
Semolina/rava;-1 1/2 Tbsp
Citric acid/nimbu ka phool:-1/2 Tsp
Sugar:-3 Tsp
Ginger-Green chilli paste:-1 tsp
Eno's fruit salt;-1 1/2 tsp

For the tempering
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Oil:-1 Tbsp
Mustard seeds/rai/sarson):-1/2 Tsp
Sesame seeds/til
Green chillies,chopped:- 2
A pinch Asafoetida(hing)

For the garnish
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1 Tbsp Chopped coriander leaves (dhania)

Procedure:-

1. Mix together all the ingredients for the batter except the eno fruit salt using enough water to make a thick batter.

2. Add the eno fruit salt, sprinkle a little water over the fruit salt and mix well.

3. When the mixture rises, pour it into a greased thali and steam for about 10 minutes.

4.For the tempering, heat the oil in a small pan and add the mustard seeds, sesame seeds, green chillies and asafoetida. when the mustard seeds crackle, add 1 tablespoon of water and pour this over the steamed dhoklas.

Cut into pieces & Garnish it with coriander leaves

Serve with green chutney.