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dhokla

How to make a dhokla | Moong dal corn dhokla

I prepared this moong dal dhokla made of yellow lentils and sweet corns. Dhokla is a snack which hails from the state of Gujarat but is a very popular vegetarian street food all over India. It is generally bought from the sweet shops which sell sweets as well as savory snacks. It is loved by the masses as its gluten free and steamed instead of the popular fried snacks.
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 day 45 minutes
Resting time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author indrani

Ingredients

Batter

  • 1 cup peeled yellow whole or split moong dal.
  • 1/2 cup sweet corns
  • 1/4 cup curd
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp ginger and green chili paste.
  • 1/2 tsp asafetida
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • Salt to taste

Tempering

  • 1 tbsp of oil1 tbsp mustard seeds
  • handful curry leaves
  • 1 red chilly
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 3 tbsp of water

Green chutney

  • A bunch of coriander leaves
  • 1 medium garlic clove
  • 2 green chilies
  • lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Soak moong dal for 3 to 4 hours
  2. Make a fine paste with the sweet corns.
  3. I had added few whole corns in the batter too, just for getting the feel of corns.
  4. Add ginger, green chili paste.
  5. Add beaten curd.
  6. Keep for 3 to 4 hours.
  7. Add a mixture of lemon juice and baking soda and mix.
  8. Layer a circular mold
  9. Pour the mixture.
  10. Steam on medium heat for 30 to 45 minutes
  11. Till the time when you insert a toothpick it comes clean.
  12. Demold the dhokla.Heat oil in another small pan, add the mustard seeds, curry leaves, red chili and fry a little
  13. Add water, salt, sugar and mix.
  14. Pour on the dhokla.
  15. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and fresh grated coconut.
  16. To prepare chutney grind all the ingredients of chutney together.
  17. Serve with green chutney.