Dhokla recipe | Besan dhokla-Step by step photos & video

Cuisine Style: North India | Preparation Time: 5 min | Cooking Time: 10 to 15 min | To Serve: 4 | Type: Snacks, Breakfast | Take With: Green chutney

How to make Home made dhokla video

Ingredients

• Besan [gram flour] – 1 cup
• Ginger, green chilli paste – 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Curd – ¼ cup
• Sugar – ¼ tsp
• Lemon juice – ½ tbsp
• Eno fruit salt – ¼ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Water as needed
• Oil - 1 tbsp

For seasoning

• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds – ½ tbsp
• Green chilli – 1 [finely chopped]
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Oil – 1 tbsp

Method

• In a bowl add gram flour, rava, salt, sugar, curd, water mix well to get smooth batter [idli batter consistency].
• Then leave it for 10 min
• Add ginger& green chilli paste, lemon juice, mix well & leave it for fermentation [apr. for 5 hours, for instant dhokla add eno fruit salt].
• Or you can make instant dhokla using Eno fruit salt.
• For instant dhokla:- Add 1 tsp eno fruit salt, gently mix the batter
• Grease steamer plate with 1 tbsp of oil.
• Pour batter, place it in a idli cooker/ steamer, cover it & cook for 10 to 15 min in medium flame. [For pressure cooker don’t put whistle].
• For seasoning: Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds & let its splutter. Then add cumin seeds, green chilli, curry leaves, red chilli powder & cut off heat. Then add 3 tbsp of water.
• Add seasoned ingredients in to steamed gram flour cake & cut into desired shapes & serve with green chutney.
  

How to make Instant besan dhokla-Step by step photos[Simple, Easy]

In a bowl seive gram flour [besan]

Add salt

Add sugar

Add rava [semolina]

Add curd

Add water

Mix well without lumps

batter ready, keep it aside for 10 min

Add gigner, green chilli

Add lemon juice

Grease pan with 1 tbsp oil

Add Eno fruit salt

Add water

Gently mix

Batter ready

Pour into pan

Ready to steam

Place it in idli cooker/ steamwe, steam it for 15 min on medium flame

After 15 min , stick comes out clean, now its ready

Remove edges, de-mold

Tempwering:Oil, mustard, cumin, ginger, green chilli, hing, curry leaves, coriander

Add 2 tbsp water, pour over dhokla

Sprinkle coconut

Slice & serve

Perfect dhokla

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