Khaman Dhokla Recipe

You don’t have to be from Gujarat to have tasted a khaman dhokla. A thick fermented gram flour and yogurt batter steamed till it’s like a soft fluffy pillow. Cooled, cut into squares tempered with mustard seeds and garnished with fresh coriander and scraped coconut – a dhokla is Gujarat’s pride. This very same dhokla can be crumbed and served with accompaniments like assorted chutneys, fried green chilies, and a delicious raw papaya salad in a different avatar known as khaman. My mother adds a pinch of sugar to the batter to match every Gujarati's love for a hint of sweetness in their food. Minus the time it takes for fermentation, it is a quick recipe that makes a delicious snack any time of the day.

Prep Time: 3.30-4 hour

Cook time: 26-30 minutes

Serve: 4

Level Of Cooking: Moderate

Taste: Sweet & Sour

Ingredients for Khaman Dhokla Recipe

• Gram flour (besan) sieved 2 cups

• Yogurt has beaten 1 cup

• Salt to taste

• Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon

• Green chili-ginger paste 1 teaspoon

• Oil 2 tablespoons

• Lemon juice 1 tablespoon

• Soda bicarbonate 1 teaspoon

• Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon

• Fresh coriander leaves chopped 2 tablespoons

• Coconut scraped 1/2 cup

Method

Step 1

Take gram flour in a bowl. Add yogurt and approximately one cup of warm water and mix. Avoid lumps. Add salt and mix again.

Step 2

Leave it aside to ferment for three to four hours. When gram flour mixture has fermented, add turmeric powder and green chili-ginger paste. Mix. Heat the steamer. Grease a thali.

Step 3

In a small bowl takes 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.

Step 4

Cover with the lid and steam for ten minutes. When a little cool, cut into squares and keep in a serving bowl/plate.

Step 5

Heat remaining oil in a small pan. Add mustard seeds. When the seeds begin to crackle, remove, and pour over the dhoklas.

Step 6

Serve, garnished with chopped coriander leaves and scraped coconut.

Nutrition Info

Calories: 1446 kcal

Carbohydrates: 137.7 gm

Protein: 53 gm

Fat: 76.2 gm

Other: 38.7gm