My recipe of Dhokla| Simple and delicious recipe of Dhokla

^Dhokla:

Dhokla or Dhokra is a vegetarian food item that originates from the Indian state of Gujarat. It is made with a fermented batter of gram flour (chickpeas). Dhokla can be eaten for breakfast, as a main course, as a side dish or as a snack. It can usually be bought from a sweet shop.

^Ingredients:

^{Gram flour (besan) - 2 cups}

^{yogurt - 1 cup}

^{salt - to taste}

^{turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp}

^{Green chilli - ginger paste - 1 tsp}

^{Oil - 2 tbsp}

^{Lemon juice - 1 tbsp}

^{Soda bicarbonate - 1 tsp}

^{Mustard seeds - 1 tsp}

^{Fresh coriander leaves chopped - 2 tbsp}

^{Coconut scraped - 1/2 cup}

 ^Method:   

^{Take gram flour in a bowl.} 

^{Add yogurt and approximately one cup of warm water and mix.} 

^{Avoid lumps. Add salt and mix again.} 

 ^{Leave it aside to ferment for three to four hours.} 

^{When gram flour mixture has fermented, add turmeric powder and green chilli-ginger paste.} 

^{Mix Heat the steamer.} 

^{Grease a thali. In a small bowl take lemon juice, soda bicarbonate, one teaspoon of oil and mix.} 

^{Add it to the batter and whisk briskly.} 

^{Pour batter into the greased thali and place it in the steamer.} 

^{Cover with the lid and steam for ten minutes.} 

^{When a little cool, cut into squares and keep in a serving bowl/plate.} 

 ^{Heat remaining oil in a small pan.} 

^{Add mustard seeds.} 

^{When the seeds begin to crackle, remove and pour over the dhoklas. Serve, garnished with chopped coriander leaves and scraped coconut.}