About:

Instant orange Dhokla Recipe, a famous and healthy snack from Gujarat and this recipe is made using chickpea/semolina batter which can be eaten for breakfast, as a main course, as a side dish or as a snack.

Here just as a variation I used orange juice and  the flavour was not at all dominating instead it made the dhokla fluffy and soft.

Preparation time-10 minutes
Resting time-30 minutes
Cooking time-15-20 minutes
Yields:3-4 servings

Ingredients:

• Fine sooji/semolina/rava-2cups
• Crushed ginger-1/2inch
• Crushed/minced green chilli-1-2
• Oil-1tsp
• Fresh Orange juice-1/4cup
• Yogurt-1/2cup
• Water-1/2-3/4cup (adjust as per the consistency)
• Baking soda-1tso
• Salt- as per taste

For tempering:

• Oil-1tbsp
• Mustard seeds-1tsp
• Sesame seeds-1tsp
• Curry leaves-1-2sprigs
• Hing/asafoetida- a generous pinch

For garnishing:

• Chopped fresh cilantro/coriander

Procedure:

For batter:

• In a mixing bowl combine semolina, crushed green chillies, ginger, salt, oil and mix well.
• Now add yogurt mix well until the semolina becomes a thick paste, now add little water at a time until it forms a thick lump free batter. (the batter consistency should be of idli batter consistency)
• Now let it rest for 20-30 minutes.

For steaming dhoklas:

• After resting time, prepare the steamer add a glass of water in a steamer/cooker and let it come to boil. Grease the dhokla tray/pan with oil (or round 9inch cake pan can also be used)
• Once all set mix baking soda in orange juice and pour it over the dhokla batter, give it a quick stir and pour the batter into the prepared tray- steam for 12-15minutes or until the tooth pick or knife inserted comes out clear.
• Once cooked, remove the tray from the steamer and let it cool for 5minutes

Meanwhile prepare the tempering:

• Heat oil in a small pan over medium heat, add mustard seeds as it crackles
• Add asafoetida, sesame seeds and curry leaves and fry for few seconds.
• Turn off the flame and carefully add the tempering over the dhokla and spread evenly.
• Garnish with some fresh coriander/cilantro.

Then cut into desired shape and serve.

Enjoy this  Dhokla  with

Mint chutney

Tomato Chilli sauce

Note:

Batter consistency should be of thick yogurt or idli batter consistency.

Orange juice acts as a citric acid here so I haven’t used lemon juice.