Saturday, 8 August 2020

KHAMAN DHOKLA (Gram flour based snack )

Dhokla or khaman is a popular vegetarian Indian snack from the state of Gujarat. It is served as a teatime snack or ‘farsan‘ as they say in Gujarati with a variety of sweet and spicy chutney. It’s one of the best breakfast / snack options to have as its light and fills your stomach easily. Here is an easy way to make Khaman Dhokla, which is soft and spongy and tastes super-delicious.

Recipe:
Ingredients :
  • 1 ½ cup besan / gram flour 
  • Salt to taste 
  • ½ tsp turmeric 
  • 2/3 cup water 
  • ¼ tsp green chili paste 
  • ¼ tsp ginger paste 
  • 1 tsp ENO / fruit salt
Tadka / Tempering:
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds 
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 4 green chilies 
  • ½ cup water 
  • 1 tsp sugar 
  • 1 tbsp lime juice 
  • 1 tsp white sesame seeds / til
  • 1 tbsp oil
Method:
  • Mix gram flour with salt, turmeric, sugar, and water until smooth .
  • Cover the bowl and let it rest for 10 minutes.
  • Brush cooking oil onto a baking pan - i used steel round thali.
  • Add green chili paste, ginger paste and fruit salt to the besan mix
  • Mix well before pouring it onto the baking pan .
  • Steam for 20 minutes on medium-low heat .
  • Remove from heat and set aside .
  • Prepare tadka by heating oil in a pan , add mustard seeds , cumin seeds , stir in green chilies, water, sugar, lime juice.
  • Pour the tadka over the dhokla and sprinkle white til before serving.
  • Ready to Enjoy!

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