Steamed Semolina Snack
Watch Arina take you through the process of making Dokla at home in this video and don’t forget to note down the Ingredients.
- Add ½ cup dahi (yogurt) into the rawa (semolina)
- Add salt as per taste
- Mix well
- Add little water into the mixture to thin down the batter
- Mix well into a thick consistency
- Leave the batter aside to rest for 5-10 mins
- Add water into the steamer to ¼ level of water
- TIP To keep the tin with batter elevated in the steamer use a stainless steel ring or you can use a deep dish for the same
- Cover the steamer with a lid and let it come to a boil
- Grease the dish with oil on the bottom and sides
- Add ½ packet of fruit salt into the batter
- Mix it really well, so that there are no lumps
- Transfer the batter into the tin
- Evenly spread out the batter in the tin
- Place the batten tin into the steamer, and cover it back with a lid
- Let the dhokla steam for about 15mins
- TIP To check if the dhokla is ready, pierce it in the middle with a knife
- Once done take the tin out of the steamer
- Add 2 tsp of oil into a tempering pan, and let it heat
- Add 1tsp mustard seeds
- Add 1 tsp white sesame seeds
- Add the curry leaves and the green chillies
- Turn off the heat as the seeds start to crackle
- Cut the dhokla into squares with a knife or sharp spatula
- Add the tempering on top of the dhokla and spread it out
- Served best with mint chutney or garlic chutney
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