Tuesday 16 December 2014

Microwave Dhokla recipe |How to make instant soft Nylon Khaman Dhokla in microwave

Todays recipe is khaman dhokla made in microwave.This is an instant ,easy dhokla recipe with no soaking & fermentation of batter.
Besan /gram flour /chickpea flour is used to make this dhokla


Gram flour dhokala prepared in less oil is very much liked by all. Traditionally, dhokala is made on gas or pressure cooker or in a plate placed above a stand. But gram flour dhokala made in microwave can also be prepared very easily and instantly. 

Below dhokla was made by me for my cousind during my recent Alibag trip






Ingredients

1 cup besan | chickpea flour
2 tablespoon sooji | rava | semolina
pinch turmeric powder
1/4 cup curd ( yoghurt)
3/4 cup water
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoon lemon juice
2 green chillies + 1 inch ginger grind to a coarse paste
1 teaspoon enos fruit salt
1 cup water salt to taste
1 tsp oil for greasing

Seasoning

2 tablespoon oil
1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/4 teaspoon sesame seeds
1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
10-15 curry leaves
4 green chillies , slit lengthwise & cut into halves
2 tablespoon grated fresh coconut
3 tablespoons water
a small bunch of chopped coriander leaves, for garnish
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp salt + 1 tsp sugar



Method:

1.Take all dry ingredients of dhokla except eno salt in a bowl and mix them well with a whisk.

2.Add water gradually to make smooth batter of pouring consistency taking care that there are no lumps present.



3 Grease a deep microwave proof dish or baking tin with 2-3 drops of oil. Add eno fruit salt to batter and whisk it for 2-3 mins to make the batter fluffy.


















4.Pour the batter into to the greased dish and cover tightly with  lid. Microwave it on high for 3-4 minutes and take it out removing lid.














5.Allow it to rest for 5 minutes and then cut the khaman dhokla into square pieces. 

6.Transfer all the pieces to serving plate/bowl. Heat oil in small pan; add mustard seeds. Once it splutters, add sesame seeds,curry leaves,slit chillies and asafoetida into it.Turn off the heat and add water.add sugar,salt lemon juice mix well till sugar dissolves




7.Pour this watery seasoning over all Nylon Khaman Dhokla evenly and garnish with chopped coriander& grated coconut and it's ready to serve!!!




Tips

 Citric Acid  or limbu ka phool  can be used to replace lemon juice.

 Dont keep batter out after adding eno ,microwave it immediately


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