Dhokla/Microwave Recipe/Gram flour Cake

I like Khaman Dhokla and I do remember first time I tried making dhokla at home using Gits dhokla instant packet. It was fluffy, but then we like to try from scratch. Now, I‘m making it in microwave and it’s less time consuming than steaming method.

If you do not have microwave use gas stove, I’ll let you know the steaming process too.

Dhokla is very famous Gujarat savoury item, beside this it is less time consuming and healthy snacks.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Serves: 8 

Ingredients:

Gram Flour (Besan)	11/2 cups
Semolina (Suji)	2 tbsp
Lemon juice	2 tsp
Green Chillies (Paste)	1 tsp
Baking Soda	1/4 tsp
Ginger, Garlic (Paste)	1/2 tsp
Turmeric	1/4 tsp
Sugar	1 tsp
Eno	11/4 tsp
Water	1 1/4 cups
Salt	1 tsp
Oil	1 tbsp
Tempering:
Green chillies	3
Lemon juice	1 tbsp
Sugar	1 tsp
Mustard seeds	1 tsp
Oil	1 tbsp
Water	2 tbsp
Coriander leaves	2 tbsp

For Coconut Chutney:
Coconut	1 cup
Salt	1/2 tsp
Mustard seed	1 tsp
Green Chillies	4-5
Curry Leaves	1sprig
Oil	1tbsp

Method: 

1. Take a microwave safe bowl, sift gram flour, semolina.
2. Mix it with Salt, Sugar, Turmeric, Green chilli paste, Ginger Garlic paste and Oil. Make a smooth batter of a thin pouring consistency.
   
3. Now, add Eno, soda, and lemon juice. beat well for a few seconds. (do not over mix)
4. Cover it with lid that had open pore which can allow steam to escape. (cover it with cling film & prick at 1-2 places for the steam to escape.)
5.  Microwave on high for 3minutes.(maximum 4minutes.)
6. For Tempering: 
7. In a microwave safe bowl mix mustard seeds, sugar, chillies (slit), lemon juice, Oil and water.
8. Microwave for 2minutes and pour over dhokla.
9. Cut in to desired shapes. 
10. Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve it with green chutney.  
11. For Coconut Green chutney:
12. Grind the green chillies,coconut with salt and keep it in a bowl.
13. Heat the oil put mustard seeds and curry leaves let it splutter.
14. Now, pour it over grounded mixture.

 
 RS Notes :-)

• Steaming Method:Follow the steps from 1-4.Steam it for 20 minutes and temper it with tempering.(mix all the ingredients and pour the batter in a tiffin that comes along with pressure cooker, add 2 glass water in a pressure cooker. When water comes to boiling point, keep your batter covered. Close the pressure cooker and cook it on high flame for 20 minutes without using whistle.)