Thursday, September 8, 2011

Instant Dhokla [:)]

Being a working women, there are some days in my life when my refrigerator is completely empty!!![:(] and Mr. Dhokla is always at my rescue [:D]. Me and my husband being foodie, love all kinds of chaat, and what can be more great that healthy tasty Dhokla!!
So when I don't have many ingredients and not much time to buy them, I make Dhoklas following way

Ingredients:
1-1/2 cup besan
1/2 cup curd
1/2 cup water
2-3 tbs semolina
1 tbs oil
1 tbs mustard seeds
1tbs asafoetida
1 tbs turmeric
salt
3 -4 tbs sugar
lemon juice
1 tbs gingerpaste
1 -2 tbs baking soda
1/2 tbs baking powder (not must)
1 tbs eno fruit salt
2-3 finely chopped chilies


Step 1:
Mix besan and dahi , water , sugar and semolina
Heat it for 30 secs in microwave (Just to make it luke warm) and keep it aside for around 1-2 hrs.

Step 2:
Then add salt, mirchi , turmeric, ginger(if needed) to taste.

Step 3 and 4:
Add some water in pressure cooker, and heat it for few mins.

Add baking powder and eno in the mixture and mix it well.
Remember: add baking powder /baking soda and eno just before when you are going to cook them.

When the water in pressure cooker reaches boiling temperature , pour the mixture in a vessel and keep the vessel inside the cooker and close it.
Remove the whistle and cook for 20 -25 mins.

Tip: grease the vessel with oil from all sides.


After the when the cooker is cold, remove the lid and TADAAA Dhokla is all done.

No but we can't eat it yet.

We need to garnish it.

Take a small kadai (Wok)
add 1-3 tbs of oil.
heat it.
Then add some asafoetida and cilantro (kothimbir)
Pour this mixture on our baked fluffy Dhoklas and serve with chutney!!!!!