Lentils/Dals Spinach Dhokla
About:
Authentic version of Dhokla uses rice and bengal gram or urad dal which are soaked overnight, ground to a batter, spiced up with ginger. Here I tried healthy version with lentils – Green Moong Dal, yellow moong dal and Red lentils.
Health benefits:
Green gram dal and moong dal are both derived from the mature mung bean. High in fiber as well as other nutrients, green gram dal is a low-fat source of protein.
Yields-10-12 slices
Preparation time-10 minutes
Soaking time-5-6 hours
Cooking time-15 minutes
Ingredients:
- Yellow moong- 1/2cup
- Green moong beans/whole green gram-1/4cup
- Red lentils- 1/4cup
- Chopped Spinach -1cup
- Ginger-1/2inch piece
- Green chillies-2-3
- Salt- to taste
- Baking soda-1/2tsp
- Lemon juice-1tbsp
- Oil- for brushing
For tempering:
- Oil-1tbsp
- Mustard seeds-1tsp
- White sesame seeds-2tsp
- Split green chillies-2 (use only if you are a spice lover)
- A sprig of curry leaves
For garnishing:
- Chopped fresh cilantro/coriander
Procedure:
- Wash and soak green gram, yellow moong, red lentils for atleast 5-6hours. After soaking time rinse again and drain thoroughly.
- Combine soaked and drained dal with ginger, spinach, chillies and ground to a semi coarse paste (add a little water at a time while blending)
- Meanwhile heat little water in a large pan.
- Once the batter is ready, add salt, baking soda, lemon juice mix well and set aside for 5-10 minutes
- Grease the 7 or 8” vessel or cake pan, pour the batter and place the pan in the pan- steam cook for 12-15 minutes /until the tooth pick inserted comes out clear.
For tempering:
- Heat oil in a small pan add mustard seeds as it crackle, add sesame seeds saute for few seconds.
- Add the green chillies. curry leaves and saute on a medium flame for few more seconds.
- Pour the tempering over the prepared dhoklas and spread it evenly on top.
- Cut into pieces and serve hot with Mint Chutney.
Note:
- Make sure not to add more water while grinding.
- And the batter should not be too thick OR too thin.
Posted on May 27, 2015, in Indian, Starters, Vegan and tagged gluten free Dhokla, healthy Dhokla, healthy easy indian starter, Instant dhokla, mixed dal dhokla, moong bean dhokla, Moong dal dhokla, no-fermenting dhokla, red lentils/masoor dal dhokla, spinach/palak Dhokla, steamed indian easy starter, steamed lentil dhokla, vegan dhokla, yogurt free dhokla. Bookmark the permalink. 33 Comments.
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Thank you sir
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Love this
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Thank you Sir. …. you are so kind… 🙂
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This looks awesome!!
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Thank you Shamira
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Looks great.. love the usage of spinach in dhokla.
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Thank you Sri….
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So healthy. Thanks for sharing
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Thank you Ritu…. my pleasure…
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Like the green!
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Thank you Chris….
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I really like your recipes. I love indian food and seems like a great vegan choice. Will try soon!
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Thank you Maleeke. … glad you liked it…. please let me know when you get to try….
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I like that this is steamed. I imagine the texture is really nice.
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It is really a nice texture and very filling too…
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WOW!I always wanted to try dhokla and this luks healthy, tasty and super delicious. Thanks for sharing
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Thank you Kushi. … glad you liked it…. good day…
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Pinned! I am so making this. I would love to add rice though and I am sensitive to red lentils. Do you think I can replace red lentils with rice?
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Dear – You can use Moong Dal or even Chickpeas in place of Red lentils. Rice version of Dhokla have not tried. Hope this helps. Tc
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This recipe I have to try. Thanks so much for this, Chitra.
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Thank you Aruna…. my pleasure….
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Definitely suggesting this one to my mom 😀 Thank you 🙂
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So nice of you Ady. Great to hear that you have liked and sharing with mum..
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Thank You
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Wonderful, this is one unique nutrition filled dhokla recipe. Looks great too. Dfly trying it.
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Thank you dear Apsara. …await to hear from you….
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Very healthy recipe Chitra..Loved the addition of spinach too.
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Thank you dear for stopping by and for your lovely weather….:) 🙂
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Opps sorry lovely words that is typo mistake…. 🙂
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Looks spongy 🙂 healthy dhokla
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Thank you V….
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