Dhokla (Suji – Semolina)
April 1st, 2007 filed under Appetizers
Dhokla is a traditional Gujarati snack. Dhokla makes a great appetizer.
Makes about 20 pieces.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sooji (semolina flour)
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1/4 cup water as needed
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
- Pinch of turmeric (haldi)
- 1 green chili finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon fine chopped cilantro (hara dhania)
- 1 teaspoon Eno’s fruit salt (Sodium Bicarbonate and Citric Acid)
For seasoning:
- 2 tablespoons of oil
- 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seed
- 2 green peppers chopped into about 1/4 inch pieces
Utensils to steam Dhokla:
- Large sausepan with cover
- Round cake-cooling rack
- Round 9″ cake pan
Method:
- Mix the sooji, yogurt, salt, lemon juice, green chili, and cilantro together in a bowl and make a smooth batter; add more water if needed.
- Mix well so that no lumps are formed and the batter is of pouring consistency.
- Allow batter to rest for an hour.
- Grease the cake pan and set aside.
- In the saucepan heat about one cup of water on medium high heat. Water should just touch the cake rack. This will be used to steam the dhoklas.
- After water is boiling, turn down the heat to medium.
- Add fruit salt (Eno) to the batter, and mix well. The batter will foam up.
- Quickly pour batter into a greased cake pan.
- Next place cake pan into the saucepan over the cake rack.
- Cover the saucepan. Steam for about 10 minutes on medium heat.
- Check Dhokla with a knife. If the knife comes out clean, dhokla is ready.
- Turn of the heat and remove the cake pan from saucepan.
- Let it cool to room temperature, then cut into triangle or square shapes.
Prepare the seasoning:
- Heat the oil in a small pan on medium heat.
- Add mustard seeds after seeds cracke add green chili stir for few seconds.
- Pour seasoning over the Dhokla. Serve with green chutney.
Dhokla can be refrigerated for a few days. Before serving, heat Dhokla in a microwave or heat over steam.
thank you very much for the great recipe. i tried and it came out really good .
Hello Aunty,
Can you please post receipe for making besan dhoklas like we get in the market with a sweet taste(they have sugary water) in it.My husband loves it and I really want to try it out.
I searched other sites but i am so used to yours that i want a receipe from you.
Thanks in advance Aunty.
Regards
Parul
hi there,if i donot add the Eno is there any prb?
and can i cook it in the Electric oven?
If you don’t add Eno, the batter will not puff like a dhokla when baked and will remain flat. An electric oven works fine (that’s what I use).
when using electric oven what is the power we should use and for how long it should be baked?
Read the directions carefully, dhokla is NOT baked in the oven, but steamed on top of the stove.
you wrote,”An electric oven works fine (that’s what I use).”
and that’s why the question was asked by me…
Sorry Fatima, my error on the electric oven part.
Dear Manjula Aunty,
Thanks so much for this recipe. I turned out very good…I think this is much better than the besan one.
I will be trying the khasta kachori next.
Please kee your recipes coming.
Thanks and God Bless:)
Rashmi.
Hi Aunty,
this recipe looks gr8 and I want to try it but I dont have eno fuit salt. Is there any substitute other than that?
Please let me know.
Thanks.
i just love indian food and this is the best cake
I did try making the dhokla a couple of times. It did turn a bit hard the first time becos i probably overcooked it but the second time it was nice and fluffy.I think it also depends on the constituency of the mixture .
Hello Majulaji,
I am looking for bread making recipe on the bread making machine. My bread always comes out half cooked/raw..do you have any idea how to do this?
YOur reply would be appreciated..
Thanks,
Dina
Dina, your bread machine could be defective or maybe you’re putting too much dough in for what the machine can adequately bake. Also, check that you are using the correct settings for the amount of bread you are baking. Just some ideas to check.
Hi Aunty , whenever I make dhokla it comes out hard not soft and fluffy , where am I wrong, mybe my batter is thick or I’m steamimg them for more time
, please help me
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