Instant Soft and Spongy DhoklaVeg
Learn how to make soft and spongy Dhokla, a classic and delicious Gujarati snack. This easy-to-digest recipe is perfect for a quick breakfast, lunch, or a healthy teatime treat. Prepared with simple pantry staples like gram flour, turmeric, and a tempered syrup of mustard seeds, green chilies, and lemon juice, this recipe guarantees a light, flavorful result every time. Follow this step-by-step guide to master the art of steaming the perfect, authentic-style savory cake at home.
Ingredients
For Dhokla Batter:
1 cup Gram Flour (besan)
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Sugar
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Eno fruit salt
as needed Water
For Dhokla syrup:
1 tsp Oil
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
5 nos. Green Chilli
few Curry Leaves (for tempering)
1 cup Water
1 tsp Salt
2 tsp Sugar
handful Fresh Coriander
to taste Lemon Juice
1 Lemon
Instructions
1
In a bowl, add the gram flour, add sugar, salt, turmeric powder mix everything well
2
Add water and mix well
3
Whisk everything well, the batter should be of flowing consistency and not very thick.
4
Rest the batter for about 10 mins
5
Grease a cake tin with some oil
6
Just before pouring the batter into the cake tin, add eno fruit salt and mix it gently
7
Pour the batter immediately into the cake tin
8
Heat a pressure cooker/ pot with some water
9
Place a stand inside and let the water come to a boil
10
Place the cake tin on the stand in the pot
11
Close and steam cook the dhokla for about 20 mins on medium low flame
12
Prick Dhokla with a toothpick to check if it is fully cooked.
13
Remove the tin and let it cool down
14
Heat a pan with some oil, add mustard seeds and let it splutter
15
Add green chilies, and curry leaves
16
After few mins, pour water, add salt, sugar
17
Bring it to a boil and turn off the stove
18
Add lemon juice, coriander leaves and stir well
19
Check the dhokla and let it come to room temperature
20
Take the dhokla from the cake tin and cut it into squares
21
Pour the tempered ingredients onto the dhokla
22
Let the dhokla soak in the tempering
23
Finally garnish it with grated coconut and coriander leaves
24
The dhokla is ready to be served
Nutrition Facts
4 servings per recipe
