Monday 17 February 2014

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Khaman Dokhla

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Ingredients:
For Batter:
1 cup Gram Flour (Besan/Chickpea Flour)
1 tablespoon Semolina (rava/sooji)
1½ teaspoons Lemon juice
1 teaspoon Eno Fruit Salt
1 teaspoon crushed Green Chilli-Ginger
3/4 cup Water
1/4 cup Curd (yogurt)
1 teaspoon Oil (for greasing)
Salt

For Tempering:
2 tablespoons Oil
10-15 Curry Leaves
1/2 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
1/2 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
1 teaspoon Sesame Seeds (til)
1 tablespoon Sugar
4 Green Chillies, slit lengthwise and cut into halves
2 tablespoons chopped Coriander Leaves
2 tablespoons grated Fresh Coconut
1 pinch Asafoetida (hing)
1/2 cup Water

Method
1] Take gram flour, semolina, lemon juice, green chilli-ginger paste, curd, 3/4 cup water and salt in a bowl. Mix them properly into smooth batter. Make sure that there are no lumps.
2] Add fruit salt in batter and stir in one direction for approx. 1 minute. You will notice its size would increase to almost double.
3] Pour approx. 2-3 cups water in steamer at bottom and heat it over medium flame. Grease 2 small plates or thalis (4-5 inch diameter) using 1-teaspoon oil.
4] Now, pour batter immediately into each greased plate and fill it upto 1/2-inch thickness.
5] Place plates in steamer and steam for 10-12 minutes over medium flame.
6] After 10-12 minutes, insert a knife or toothpick into dhokla and check if it comes out clean. If it does, then it is ready otherwise cook 2-3 minutes more.
7] Takeout plates from steamer and let them cool for few minutes. Cut fluffy khaman dhokla into small squares using knife.

Directions for Tempering:
8] Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a small pan or tempering pan. Add mustard seeds and asafoetida. When seeds begin to crackle, add cumin seeds, sesame seeds, curry leaves and green chillies, saute them for few seconds.
9] Add 1/2 cup water and sugar and bring it to boil; let it cook for a minute over high flame. Tempering is ready, pour it over dhoklas and toss gently until each dhokla is coated well with tempering.
10] Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and grated coconut and serve.

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