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Besan Dhokla Recipe
Sneha Agarwal
Besan dhokla - steamed, soft and fluffy cakes made from gram flour............
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Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
35
minutes
mins
Served As
Snacks
Recipe Cuisine Type
Indian
Servings
4
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
350
gms Gram flour
Besan
1
cup
Curd
Stirred
1
teaspoon
Green Chilies
paste
1
teaspoon
Ginger
paste
Salt
1
teaspoon
Soda bi-carb / Eno fruit salt
1
Lemon juice
1/2
teaspoon
Turmeric Powder
1
tbsp
Oil
For Tampering :-
Few Curry leaves
1
teaspoon
Mustard Seeds
2
teaspoon
Oil
Coriander leaves
chopped
2-3
green chilies
vertically slit
Instructions
In a bowl add gram flour (besan), Curd and water.
Mix well and make a smooth batter. The batter should be of thick consistency.
Add salt and set aside for 4 hours covered with a lid.
Take the ginger and green chili paste and add to the batter. Also add turmeric powder and mix well.
Keep the steamer or cooker ready on gas.
Grease a baking dish (it should fit in the steamer or cooker).
Now in small bowl take a tsp. of soda bi-carb or eno, 1tsp oil and lemon juice and mix well.
Add this to the batter and mix well.
Pour the batter into the greased pan and steam for 10-12 minutes or till done.
Cool for sometime and cut into big cubes.
Heat little oil in a small pan and add mustard seeds and curry leaves allow to splutter. Remove and pour it over dhoklas.
Garnish the besan dhokla with coriander and slited green chilies.
Serve with hari chutney.
Keyword
gujarati, indian snacks, snack
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