Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Rava Dhokla



Rava Dhokla


Ingredients
 For Batter:
1 cup Fine Rava (sooji / semolina)
1 cup Sour Curd
1/3 cup Water
1 teaspoon Eno
1 teaspoon + 1 teaspoon Cooking Oil 
Salt as per taste
 
For Tempering:
1 tablespoon Oil
1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon Sesame Seeds (til)
1 small Green Chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
4 to 5 Curry Leaves
1 tablespoon finely chopped Fresh Coriander Leaves

Method

    Mix rava, curd, water and salt in one bowl and beat until smooth. Make sure that there
    are no lumps. Let it set for 15-20 minutes.
    Add approx. 1 large glass water in steamer and heat it over medium flame. Grease 
    its trays (thalis) with 1-teaspoon oil. Add 1 teaspoon oil and Eno in batter.
    Mix well until it starts to bubble on surface or for approx. 1 minute, make sure not to 
    over mix it.
    Pour it into a greased tray until its half capacity and place in steamer. Steam it for 
    3 minutes over high flame and then 12 minutes over medium flame.
    After 15 minutes, insert knife or toothpick in it and check if it comes out clean. If it does,
    then it is ready. If not, then steam it 2-3 minutes more.
    Take out trays from steamer and let it cool for 3-4 minutes. Cut prepared suji dhokla 
    into small squares.
    Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a small pan for sautéing. Sauté mustard seeds and cumin 
    seeds in it. When they begin to crackle, add sesame seeds, green chilli and curry 
    leaves and sauté for few seconds and turn off the flame.
    Pour prepared tempering over rava dhoklas and garnish them with chopped 
    coriander leaves.

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