Khatta Dhokla

This is one of my favorite breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack dishes. Being a Gujarati, it is assumed that I like dhokla and I do, but not khaman, khatta dhokla is my must have. This is an easy recipe with very few ingredients. So here goes...

Update: I should have mentioned about the dhokla flour before. Its a 3:1 mix of rice flour and urad daal flour. You can find it in Indian stores labeled as khatta dhokla flour. If you dont have access to the flour, you can soak the rice and daal for a couple of hours, grind them into a paste and let them ferment overnight. Almost like an idli batter. And if you dont have a steamer or steel plate, they can be made in an idli mould as well. They will just be shaped like idlis :)

Ingredients:

2 cups khatta dhokla flour

Hot water

2 tablespoons yogurt

1 teaspoon chili paste

1 teaspoon ginger paste

1 tablespoon oil

Pinch hing (asafoetida)

1/2 teaspoon raee (mustard seeds)

1/2 teaspoon sugar for garnish (optional)

Chopped coriander for garnish (optional)

Make a batter with the flour, hot water and yogurt till it is a thick consistency. Let it ferment overnight. When you are ready to steam them, add chili and ginger paste and mix well. Coat a steamer plate or a steel plate with high sides (atleast 1 inch) or cake pan with oil. Heat water in a steamer or a pressure cooker (use without its whistle) and bring it to a boil. Pour about 1/4 inch thick into the plate. Steam for about 10 minutes till the dhoklas are done. Check by inserting a toothpick in the center. Remove from steam and cool for a few minutes.

For seasoning, heat oil and add the hing and raee. When they start to crackle, pour over the dhokla. Cut into squares and serve. Another method to season is to heat oil in a wok, add the hing and raee. Cut the dhokla pieces. When the seasoning starts to crackle, add the dhokla pieces, add sugar and coriander and toss well to coat. Serve hot with green coriander chutney!

I am sending this to Divya's Sunday Snacks: Healthy Snacks Event and Suma's Jihva: Breakfasts, an event started by Indira. Also to Bhagyashri's Cooking for Kids - Filling Breakfasts, an event started by Sharmi of Neivedyam.