CHANA DAL DHOKLA RECIPE

Chana Dal Dhokla Recipe Preparation Time 10 Minutes Cooking Time 25 Minutes Difficulty Average Recipe Type Veg. Serves Serves 4

Ingredients: • 250 gm Channa dal( Yellow dal) • 50 ml Yoghurt • Sugar • For Tempering • 2 gm Asafoetida • 3 gm( 1tsp) Soda bi-carb • 10 gm(0.53) Green Chillies • 20 ml ( 4 tsp) Oil • 5 gm ( 0.17 oz) Mustard Seeds • 3 gm( 1 tsp) Red Chillies • 20 gm Coriander Leaves • 10 gm Ginger • 10 gm Turmeric Powder • 5 ml (0. 16 oz) Lemon juice • Salt to taste • 10 ml Oil • 20 ml Water • For Garnishing • Coconut (grated, 1/2 cup) • Coriander leaves How to make Chana Dal Dhokla: • Grill or scrape the coconut and mix it with chopped green chilies and ginger. • Soak the lentils for about 2 hours, and mix it with yogurt. Make a consistent paste. • Add little sugar and place it in a warm place for some time. • Add the soda bicarbonate and store them in a cool place. • Mix the rest of the ingredients with the batter. • Add soda bicarbonate with batter till it is light. Once you mix them transfer it to a vessel. • Place the vessel in a steamer and vapor it for about 20 minutes. • Take the vessel and let it cool. Once cooled, cut the cooked batter into cubes of same size. • In a frying pan heat a little oil to make a tarka. • Add mustard seeds, once it pops out add the rest of the ingredients. • Put the tadka on top of the dhokla cubes. Suggestions: Can be eaten with green chutney.