Spinach Foxtail Millet Dhokla Recipe

Name: Spinach Foxtail Millet Dhokla Recipe
Prep time: 65 min
Cuisine: North Indian Recipes
Ingredients: 1 cup Foxtail Millet; ground; 1 cup Gram flour (besan); 1 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt); 1 teaspoon Enos Fruit Salt; or 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1 tablespoon Oil; 1 teaspoon Oil; for seasoning; 1 sprig Curry leaves; finely chopped; 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu); 1 tablespoon Sesame seeds (Til seeds); 2 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves; finely chopped; Salt; to taste; For the Spinach Puree; 2 cups Spinach; 1 Green Chilli; 1 inch Ginger; 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)

By Admin

Prep Time Total in 65 M

Course North Indian Breakfast

Cuisine North Indian Recipes

Diet Vegetarian

Spinach Foxtail Millet Dhokla Recipe can be a quick breakfast for your healthy diet. It is made from besan flour, powdered foxtail millet and spinach puree. The dhokla is fermented with yogurt for couple of minutes and then steamed. Dhokla gets its flavors and delicious textures from the sesame and mustard seasoning. Adding palak to your dhokla will help you gain good amount of Iron content in your body. Foxtail millet on the other hand is also an added advantage as it is rich in dietary fiber.

Ingredients

1 cup Foxtail Millet
ground
1 cup Gram flour (besan)
1 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)
1 teaspoon Enos Fruit Salt
or 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon Oil
1 teaspoon Oil
for seasoning
1 sprig Curry leaves
finely chopped
1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
1 tablespoon Sesame seeds (Til seeds)
2 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
finely chopped
Salt
to taste
For the Spinach Puree
2 cups Spinach
1 Green Chilli
1 inch Ginger
1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Spinach Foxtail Millet Dhokla Recipe, Prepare a dhokla steamer, fill with water and grease the dhokla plates

Step 2

Keep aside

Step 3

Grind the spinach, cumin seeds, green chilli and ginger in a mixer and add some water to make it into a smooth puree

Step 4

Combine the foxtail millet flour, besan, spinach puree, yogurt and a little salt in a large mixing bowl

Step 5

Add a little water at a time to make a thick batter (approximately 1- 1/2 cups)

Step 6

Allow the mixture to rest for 5 minutes

Step 7

Stir in the Enos fruit salt and pour the dhokla batter into the greased dhokla platesPreheat a steamer with water and place the dhokla batter for steaming

Step 8

Steam on high heat for about 10 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean

Step 9

Once steamed, remove the Spinach Foxtail Millet Dhokla from the steamer and keep aside for 5 minutes

Step 10

Heat oil in a tadka pan; add in the mustard seeds, sesame seeds and curry leaves and allow it to crackle

Step 11

Turn off heat and pour the seasoning over the dhoklas and cut them into squares or diamonds

Step 12

Serve the Ragi Rava Dhokla recipe along with Green Chutney and also Idli Milagai Podi

Step 13

I even send this as a school lunch box as well and the kids love it