Fluffy Dhokla / Khaman

Khaman \ dhokla is a tea time steamed snack which is very famous in Gujarat. And slowly spreading out. This is a very simple and easy to cook. In case you have a guest at home and you want to give them a novelty snack, what could be better than dhokla. This is a very mouth watering and tasty dish.

Ingredients:
Gram Flour - 1 cup
Semolina/ Rava - 1 tbsp
Ginger Paste - 1 tbsp
Green chillies paste - 1 tbsp ( you can vary the quantity according to your spice levels)
Citric acid - 1/2 tsp
Water - 1 cup
Inno - 1 sachet
Oil - 4 tbsp
Sugar - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Asfoteda / Hing - a pinch
Green chillies - 2
Mustard seeds - 1 1/2 tsp
Salt

Method:

Mix the the dry ingredients - gram flour, semolina, citric acid, salt and sugar. Add water slowly while mixing continuously so that no lumps are formed. Add  ginger and green chilly paste, turmeric powder and two tbsp of sugar, mix well. Mean while heat the steamer and oil the container in which you will be pouring the batter.  Add inno and mix well ( you will find bubbles in the batter and it gives you you a fluffy look). Do not mix the batter for a long time, just mix them till you find the bubbles in the batter. Immediately without any delay, quickly pour the batter into the oiled tin. It will take 10 minutes for the batter to cook. When it is done insert the knife or fork to check wether it is cooked or not. Try not to kill it though.

For the tadka :
In a small pan heat the remaining oil. when the oil heats up splutter the mustard seeds and add a pinch of asfoteda/hing, green chilly, 1/4 tsp of sugar and fry them. after 10 seconds pour half a cup (be carefull while doing this), pour this mustard liquid onto the khaman. Cut the khaman as per your choice diagonally or in cubes. serve hot.

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