Chaana Daal Dhokla
We recently had some friends over, who don't take dairy products. So I made these Chaana Daal Dhokla without using any dairy products. They loved it! So I decided to write down the recipe for them anyway :)
Ingredients:
1.5 cup Chaana daal (bengal gram)
1 inch x 1 inch ginger
1 green chili (not necessary - can add more if you like spicy food)
1 cup cilantro (fresh coriander)
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt (or to taste)
1 tsp oil
1 tsp cooking soda or fruit soda
For tadka:
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp sesame seeds
Procedure:
1. Soak the bengal gram in water for 2-3 hrs.
2. Then blend the soaked bengal gram, with ginger, green chili, cilantro (keep aside a little for garnishing), sugar and salt. Blend with little water, so that the final consistency is like that of cake batter.
3. In a skillet or any other vessel useful for steaming, boil some water.
4. Separately, heat the 1 tsp oil and adc 1 tsp cooking or fruit soda to it. Mix the oil and soda in the batter.
5. Grease the pan used for steaming with very little oil, pour the batter in the steaming pan, and steam for 20 mins.
6. After that, let it cool for 5-10 mins. Then cut into small squares.
7. The dhokla is ready!!
Tadka : This step is optional. You can also eat the dhokla as is without the tadka.
1. Heat 1 tbspt oil in a pan.
2. When hot, add musturd seeds, cumin seeds, and seasame seeds to the oil.
3. Coat the dhokla squares you made above in the oil and multi-seed mixture (also known as tadka).
Finally, before serving, garnish with cilantro and optionally with grated coconut.
Stuart and Diane, if this gets too complicated, just give me a call and I can make some for you :)
We recently had some friends over, who don't take dairy products. So I made these Chaana Daal Dhokla without using any dairy products. They loved it! So I decided to write down the recipe for them anyway :)
Ingredients:
1.5 cup Chaana daal (bengal gram)
1 inch x 1 inch ginger
1 green chili (not necessary - can add more if you like spicy food)
1 cup cilantro (fresh coriander)
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt (or to taste)
1 tsp oil
1 tsp cooking soda or fruit soda
For tadka:
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp sesame seeds
Procedure:
1. Soak the bengal gram in water for 2-3 hrs.
2. Then blend the soaked bengal gram, with ginger, green chili, cilantro (keep aside a little for garnishing), sugar and salt. Blend with little water, so that the final consistency is like that of cake batter.
3. In a skillet or any other vessel useful for steaming, boil some water.
4. Separately, heat the 1 tsp oil and adc 1 tsp cooking or fruit soda to it. Mix the oil and soda in the batter.
5. Grease the pan used for steaming with very little oil, pour the batter in the steaming pan, and steam for 20 mins.
6. After that, let it cool for 5-10 mins. Then cut into small squares.
7. The dhokla is ready!!
Tadka : This step is optional. You can also eat the dhokla as is without the tadka.
1. Heat 1 tbspt oil in a pan.
2. When hot, add musturd seeds, cumin seeds, and seasame seeds to the oil.
3. Coat the dhokla squares you made above in the oil and multi-seed mixture (also known as tadka).
Finally, before serving, garnish with cilantro and optionally with grated coconut.
Stuart and Diane, if this gets too complicated, just give me a call and I can make some for you :)
