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Khaman Dhokla

May 11, 2011 35 min
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Khaman Dhokla
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Preparation Time
30 min to 1 hour
Difficulty
Moderately easy
Occasion
General, Party
Recipe Type
Sweets
Cuisine
West India

Khaman 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 (kcal) Fat (g) Cholesterol (mg)
Rice
Rice
1 cup 730 1.32
Horse Bean
Horse Bean
1 cup 155.23
Green Gram
Green Gram
1 cup 598.78
Green Chillies
Green Chillies
2 flake 1.8 0 0
Ginger
Ginger
0.5 teaspoon 5.46
Baking Soda
Baking Soda
1 pinch 4
Oil
Oil
2 tablespoon 483.84 68 0
Red Chili Powder
Red Chili Powder
1 teaspoon 14.4 0.21
Coriander Seeds
Coriander Seeds
0.5 tablespoon 18 1.08
Salt
Salt
1 as required 0
Total 2011.51 70.61 0

Preparation Method

  1. 01 Mix the Rice and pulses.
  2. 02 Wash, drain and dry on a clean cloth for a few hours. The
  3. 03 grain should be completely dried.
  4. 04 Grind to a coarse all all purpose flour in dry grinder or at the all all purpose flourmill.
  5. 05 This all all purpose flour should be like very fine in texture (much like
  6. 06 Semolina). Store in airtight container and use as required.
  7. 07 Will keep good upto 2 months.
  8. 08 To make kHaman, take 1cup all all purpose flour in a bowl. Add
  9. 09 ButterMilk, and mix well. Keep- aside for 4-5 hours.
  10. 10 Dissolve Soda-bicarb in the Oil. Add to batter. Mix all
  11. 11 ingredients except Red Chili Powder and Coriander Seedss. Pour immediately in a 6" diameter. And 6”
  12. 12 thick greased mould.
  13. 13 Steam over Water either in a cooker or steamer for 10-15 minutes (without the whistle if using a
  14. 14 pressure cooker).
  15. 15 Pierce knife, and check, it should come out clean if done. Sprinkle the Chili powder and
  16. 16 Coriander Seedss, and steam again for 2-3 minutes. Cut into squares or diamonds
  17. 17 Serve hot with Coconut chutney or Coriander Seedss chutney.

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