Rava Dhokla

“Dhokla“- A Gujrati snack that we all love.It can be served as a teatime snack, as a side dish, breakfast, dinner. Traditionally it is made with fermented batter of besan. But here I have use Rava/ Sooji with yogurt to make dhokla. You only need 25-30mins to prepare this light and yummy dish.

Rava Dhokla- A very easy recipe to make healthy yet tasty dhokla at home. Requires less ingredients and simplest way of making dhokla without any fermentation.

Do try at home 🙂
Serves 2

Ingredients:

For dhokla batter

1 Cup Rava/ Sooji
1/2 Cup curd
1/2 Tbsp green chili paste
1/2 Tbsp ginger paste
1/2 Tsp fruit eno/ baking soda
1/2 Tsp red chili powder
Salt

For tempering

5-6 Curry leaves
2 Green chili
1 Tbsp mustard seeds
1/2 Tsp hing
1/2 Tsp red chili powder
Oil

For garnishing

Coriander leaves
Lemon (Optional)

Recipe with step by step photos:
Step 1- In a mixing bowl add rava/ sooji and curd

Step 2- Make paste of ginger and green chilies

Step 3- Add the paste to rava and curd

Step 4- Add water and salt and mix well to avoid lumps. The batter should not be too thick or too liquid

Step 5- Add fruit eno/ baking soda and red chili powder and mix well. Leave the batter for 5mins

Step 6- Meanwhile boil water in a steamer. I used a deep vessel here instead of steamer. You can also use cooker, add 2 glass of water and let it boil and just remove the whistle and close the lid.

Step 7- Grease oil in your dhokla plate/ vessel

Step 7- Pour the batter in the plate

Step 8- Place the dhokla plate in the vessel and close the lid. You can also use a flat surface kadhai, just place the dhokla plate or any non-stick container and close the lid of the kadhai

Step 9- Cook for 15mins on low flame. To check whether it is properly cooked or not just insert a toothpick at the centre, if it comes out clean then dhokla is cooked.Turn off the flame and Let it rest for 5-6mins and then remove on a plate

Step 10- Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, when it starts spluttering add hing, curry leaves, green chilies and red chili powder and turn off the flame after 30secs

Step 11- Pour this tempering on dhokla and cut the dhokla into pieces and garnish with coriander leaves and squeeze lemon on it

Now the Rava Dhokla is ready to be served. Enjoy your Rava Dhokla with tamarind chutney/ coconut chutney or coriander & mint chutney 🙂