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Nutritious sweet (dhokri)
Steamed wheat and gram flour sweet
Steamed wheat and gram flour dumplings, ground and served with ghee and sugar
IndianA simple, wholesome Gujarati sweet: doughnut-shaped dumplings of coarse and fine wheat flour with gram flour are steamed, then ground into soft crumbs. Each person mixes in hot ghee and powdered sugar to their own taste. Serve warm as a filling winter treat.
- Total time
- 90 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the dhokri
- 1 ⅛ lb coarse wheat flour4 cups
- 9 oz fine wheat flour (chapati flour)2 cups
- 4 ½ oz gram flour (besan)1 cup
- ¾ cup oil¾ cup
- 1 ½ cups warm waterabout; as needed
To serve
- 10 ½ oz powdered sugar2 cups
- 2 cups ghee2 cups, hot
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Mix 1 ⅛ lb coarse wheat flour, 9 oz fine wheat flour (chapati flour), 4 ½ oz gram flour (besan) and ¾ cup oil, then knead into a firm dough, adding 1 ½ cups warm water a little at a time.
Step 2: Shape into small flattened balls with a hole in the centre, like doughnuts.
Step 3: Steam over boiling water for 1 hour, until cooked through and firm.
60 minStep 4: Let them cool a little, then grind finely in a chopper and push through a sieve.
Step 5: Serve warm with 10 ½ oz powdered sugar and hot 2 cups ghee for everyone to mix in to their own taste.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 720 kcal
- Protein
- 11 g
- Carbs
- 78 g
- Fat
- 41 g
- Fibre
- 6 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does nutritious sweet (dhokri) take?
- About 90 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 60 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of powdered sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of ghee?
- Butter, same amount (keep the heat a little lower, butter burns sooner).
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