Rice Dhokla

Rice Dhokla

Rice Dhokla is a steamed cake made from rice and multigrain with a flavour of ginger and green chilly. I usually prepare the batter day before and enjoy this heathy snack with my family and friends .

Preparation Time : 20 Min

Resting Time : 10 hours + soaking time

Cooking Time : 20 Min

Ingredients :

• Rice : 1Cup
• Black Gram Skinless dal (urad dal)  1/3 cup
• Yellow Gram dal (channa dal) 2 Tablespoon
• Curd 1/2 Cup
• 1 Tablespoon oil
• 2 Green chilly
• Salt as per taste
• Ginger 1 Inch piece
• 1/2 Tablespoon fruit salt (I used Eno)
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 Tablespoon Sugar

For Tadka :

• 1 Tablespoon oil
• 1 Teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 Green chilly chopped
• Pinch of hing
• 1/2 Tablespoon til seeds
• 1 Table spoon chopped coriander leaves
• 1 Teaspoon red chilly powder

Procedure :

• In a bowl soak rice and both dals in water for an hour or two

• In a mixer add soaked rice and dals along with green chilly, ginger and salt and grind it nicely. you will get a smooth paste 

• In a bowl take this mixture, add curd and 1 tablespoon of oil, mix it well

• Keep this mixture aside in warm place for eight to ten hours so that the mixture gets fermented

• Once the batter is fermented, add Sugar and lemon juice to this and mix well

• Grease the dhokla stand plates 

• Now add fruit salt to the batter and mix it

• Pour batter in dhokla plates and repeat the steps with rest of the plates

• Keep this in a steamer and steam dhokla for 15 - 18 minutes

• Once it is done do a knife check. If Knife comes clean that means dhokla is cooked take it out on a platter 

For Tadka (tempering) :

• In a pan add a tablespoon of oil
• Once oil is heated add mustard seeds, pinch of hing once it is tempered add chopped green chillies

• Now add Til seeds roast for 10 seconds, add chopped coriander and chilly powder and pour this tadka on rice dhokla 

• Cut Dhokla in pieces and serve with green chutney with a cup of tea ...

Tip : Take knife check to check if the dhokla's are properly cooked