Dhokla Recipe

Preparation Time
Difficulty Moderately easy
Occasion Dinner Party, Party
Recipe Type Dinner
Cuisine West India

Dhokla is a vegetarian food item that originates from the Indian state of Gujarat. It is made with a fermented batter of gram flour (chickpeas). Dhokla can be eaten for breakfast, as a main course, as a side dish or as a snack. It can usually be bought from a sweet shop.

Ingredients

Ingredient Quantity Calories Fat Cholestrol
Rice 1 cup 730 1.32
Urad Dal 0.25 cup 40 1.5 0.01
Curd 0.25 cup 37.36 2.02
Coriander Leaves 2 tablespoon 0.36
Ginger 10 gram 33.3
Green Chillies 4 nos 14.4 0 0
Baking Soda 1 pinch 1
Lemon Juice 1 tablespoon 6
Oil 2 tablespoon 483.84 68 0
Warm Water 1.5 cup 0
Salt 1 as required 0
1346.26 72.84 0.01

Preparation Method

  1. 1 Dry roast the Rice and the dal on medium heat for four to five minutes. Cool and grind into a semi-coarse powder.
  2. 2 Put the powder in a bowl. Add Yogurt which should be a little sour and to this add Warm Water. Mix thoroughly so that no lumps are formed and the batter is of pouring consistency.
  3. 3 Add Salt and let it ferment for eight to ten hours. Make a paste of Ginger and green Chilieses. Once fermented, mix the Ginger, green Chilies paste with the batter. Grease the dhokla platter or a thali. BOil Water in the steamer/bOiler.
  4. 4 Pour half of the batter in another vessel. In a small bowl, add one-fourth tspn Soda bi-carbonate, half tspn Oil and half tspn Lemon Juice. Add this to the batter and mix well.
  5. 5 Repeat this for the remaining batter just before putting it in the steamer.
  6. 6 Pour this onto the greased platter and keep it in the steamer to steam for eight to ten minutes. Check with a knife. If the knife comes out clean, it is cooked.
  7. 7 Sprinkle some finely chopped Coriander Seedss leaves and serve hot with green chutney.
  8. 8 Chef’s Tip: You can also put crushed Peppercorn or Red Chili Powder over the dhokla. It is best enjoyed with Ghee if desired.

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