Instant dhokri
Quick steamed gram flour cake
Quick steamed gram flour dhokla with a mustard and sesame tempering
Instant dhokri are soft, spongy steamed squares of gram flour and dhokra flour, raised in minutes with fruit salt instead of an overnight ferment. They're finished with a crackling tempering of mustard seeds, sesame and curry leaves. Serve with green and red chutneys. To make dhokra flour, coarsely grind 1 cup long-grain rice with 1 cup bengal gram lentils (chana dal).
- Total time
- 85 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 10
Ingredients
For the batter
- 1 ⅛ lb gram flour (besan)
- 3 ½ oz dhokra flourrice and chana dal, coarsely ground
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 1 tsp green chilli paste
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- ½ tsp citric acid
- 3 ¼ cups water3 cups, about
- 2 tsp saltor to taste
- 1 tbsp sugaror to taste
- ½ tsp ground black pepperor to taste
For raising the batter
- 8 tbsp oil
- 2 tsp fruit salt (Eno)
For the tempering
- ½ cup oil½ cup
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 10 curry leaves
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- asafoetidaa pinch
To finish
- red chilli powderfor sprinkling
- 2 tbsp fresh corianderchopped
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Method
0/8 doneStep 1: Mix 1 ⅛ lb gram flour (besan), 3 ½ oz dhokra flour, 1 tsp ginger paste, 1 tsp green chilli paste, ½ tsp ground turmeric, ½ tsp citric acid, 2 tsp salt, 1 tbsp sugar and ½ tsp ground black pepper with enough 3 ¼ cups water to make a thick batter. Leave for 15 minutes.
15 minStep 2: Bring water to the boil in a steamer and lightly grease a 20 cm tray.
Step 3: Pour one cup of batter into a bowl. Add ½ teaspoon of 2 tsp fruit salt (Eno) and 2 tablespoons of hot 8 tbsp oil and whisk until it rises and turns frothy.
Step 4: Pour it at once into the greased tray and sprinkle a little red chilli powder on top.
Step 5: Steam on high heat for 10–15 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean. Remove, cool slightly and cut into squares.
12 minStep 6: Steam the rest of the batter in the same way, one cupful at a time. Arrange the dhokri in a serving dish.
40 minStep 7: Heat ½ cup oil for the tempering. Add 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tbsp sesame seeds, 10 curry leaves and asafoetida and, once they crackle, pour over the dhokri.
2 minStep 8: Garnish with 2 tbsp fresh coriander and serve with green and red chutneys.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 12 g
- Carbs
- 33 g
- Fat
- 17 g
- Fibre
- 6 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does instant dhokri take?
- About 85 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 60 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 10 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- What can I use instead of ginger paste?
- Grated fresh ginger, same amount.
- What can I use instead of green chilli paste?
- 1 finely chopped green chilli per tsp.
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