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Instant Khaman Dhokla Recipe

Instant Khaman Dhokla Recipe

By Admin
Prep Time Total in 30 M
Course Snack
Cuisine Gujarati Recipes
Diet Vegetarian

The Khaman Dhokla recipe is a popular farsan also known as a snack from the Gujarati Cuisine. This is a simple and instant recipe that takes only 20 minutes to make. The Dhokla is packed with flavours from gram flour, ginger and green chillies along with a sweet and tangy tadka.

Ingredients

  • For Green Chilli Ginger Paste
  • 2 Green Chillies
  • chopped
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • chopped
  • 1/4 cup Water
  • For Dhokla batter
  • 1-1/2 cups Gram flour (besan)
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • or more if required
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cooking soda
  • 1 teaspoon Enos Fruit Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1 tablespoon Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • For Tadka
  • 1 teaspoon Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 4 Green Chillies
  • slit
  • 2 sprig Curry leaves
  • 2 tablespoons Sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 2 tablespoons Lemon juice
  • For Garnish
  • 1/4 cup Fresh coconut
  • grated
  • 6 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
  • finely chopped

Instructions

Step 1

To begin preparing the Khaman Dhokla, prepare all the ingredients and keep them ready

Step 2

Grease a 7 inch cake tin or a dhokla pan and keep aside

Step 3

Prepare a steamer with water and keep it ready

Step 4

 First, make the green chilli ginger mixture

Step 5

Into a small jar of mixer grinder, add the green chillies, ginger and water and blend to make a puree

Step 6

Keep this aside

Step 7

Into a large mixing bowl, add all the ingredients along with the above green chilli ginger paste and keep aside

Step 8

Whisk well to combine, the addition of lemon juice and soda will make the Khaman Dhokla batter froth up

Step 9

It is important you steam the batter immediately once it is well combined, so that the Khaman Dhokla remains fluffy when steamed

Step 10

Pour the Khaman Dhokla batter into the greased pan and place it in the prepared steamer

Step 11

 Cover the steamer and turn on the heat to high and steam for 10 minutes until done

Step 12

You will know when it is done, when you insert a knife in the centre and around the edges and it comes out clean

Step 13

Remove the Khaman Dhokla from the steamer and allow it to cool completely

Step 14

Do not cut it while it is warm or hot as it will crumble

Step 15

The next step is to prepare the tadka along with the sugar lemon water

Step 16

Preheat a pan with oil over medium heat; add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds and allow it to crackle

Step 17

Once it crackles, add the green chillies and curry leaves and stir for about a minute

Step 18

 Once done, add the water, lemon juice, sugar and salt

Step 19

Stir well until the sugar has dissolved and turn off the heat

Step 20

Allow the tadka to cool a bit

Step 21

 Once the Khaman Dhokla has cooled completely, cut it into squares or diamonds

Step 22

Spoon the tadka over the Khaman Dhokla so it gets soaked well

Step 23

 If there is more tadka water remaining, just keep it aside and pour it later when you feel it has become dry or you want it more juicy

Step 24

Remove the Khaman Dhokla from the pan and place it on a serving platter

Step 25

Sprinkle freshly grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves and serve

Step 26

 Serve it along with Green Chutney and Adrak Chai as an evening snack

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