Snacks & Starters
Besan Dhokla
Prepared quickly, dhoklas are a substantial dish, served with a meal or as snacks.
- Mix all the ingredients for the batter. Prepare a thick batter of dropping consistency.
- Lightly grease the dhokla plates with oil.
- On a high flame, boil water in the steam cooker.
- At the time of steaming, add the other ingredients to the batter. Whisk well. Pour it equally in each plate.
- Place plates in the steam cooker for 5 minutes. Remove the plates. Sprinkle little water over the dhoklas. Cool them. Apply ghee over them.
- Cut them into square or diamond shape pieces.
- Proportionally pour tempering as on khaman dhoklas. Serve with green coriander chutney.
Serves : 4-6 Ready In : 25 Minutes Level : Easy Tithi : No Cuisine : Gujrati
Ingredients
- For the Batter
- 1 cup bengal gram flour
- pinch of asafoetida
- 2 green chillies (finely cut or paste)
- 3/4 cup Water
- salt to taste
- Other ingredients
- 1/2 teaspoon eno or soda (edible)
- 1 tablespoon lemon (juice)
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 2 tablespoons oil (warm)
- 2 teaspoons oil (to apply on plates)
- ghee (to apply on dhoklas)
- coriander leaves, coconut (grated - to garnish)
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