Gujarat Special: Dhokla

The mention of Gujarati food is incomplete without Dhokla. Follow this simple recipe and make the traditional Gujarati Dhoklas. Ingredients:

• 3 cups Rice • 1 cup Urad Dal • ½ cup Sour Curd • 2 tbsp Green Chili-Ginger Paste • ½ tsp Sodium Bicarbonate • ¼ tsp Asafoetida • 1 tbsp Black Pepper Powder • 1 cup Coconut (Grated) • 1 cup Coriander Leaves (chopped) • 3 tbsp Oil • Salt to taste Procedure: • Soak the rice and dal separately for 10 hrs in plenty of water. Later, grind them together. • Add curd and hot water to the dal-rice mixture to get a thick batter. • Allow it to ferment for at least 10 hours. • Add sodium bicarbonate, asafoetida, chili-ginger paste and salt to the dhokla batter and mix well. • Smear a bit of oil on a tray and pour the batter to fill upto half the height of tray. Sprinkle a little black pepper powder on top. • Steam for about 10 minutes and then cut into square/ diamond shaped pieces. • For tempering (tadka), heat 1 tsp oil in a pan and add mustard seeds to it. • When seeds start spluttering, pour the tempering on the dhokla pieces. • Garnish the dhokla with grated coconut and coriander leaves. • Serve with green chutney.