Semolina (Suzi) Dhokla Recipe

Dhokla is a vegetarian food which is made from fermented gram flour batter. Dhokla is mainly prepared with besan but we can also make it with suzi.

Ingredients:-

1. Semolina (Suzi)- 1 cup


2. Gram Flour (Besan) - 1 tbsp


3. Yogurt (Dahi) - 1 cup


4. Water - 1/2 cup


5. Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp


6. Powdered Sugar- 3/2 tsp (one and half)


7. Salt - 1/2 tsp


8. Lemon Juice - 2 tsp


9. Oil - 3/2 tsp (one and half)


10. Fruit salt ENO - 1 tsp


11. Cilantro - 2 tsp

1. Oil - 2 tbsp


2. Black Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp


3. Green Chilies (Sliced) – 2


4. Green Coriander – 1 tbsp


5. Curry Leaves - a few


6. Sesame Seeds - 1/2 tsp

1. Medium Sized mixing bowl


2. Cake rack


3. Pressure Cooker


4. Non stick pan

• Sieve the semolina in a bowl and mix yogurt in it.


• Add gram flour, salt, turmeric powder, sugar, cilantro in the mixture.


• Then add lemon juice in the above mixture and mix it in one direction.


• Add little water and mix it so that there should be no lumps.


• Check the consistency of the batter.


• Add more water into the batter if it is too thick.


• Put the batter aside for half an hour.


• Take a baking dish and grease it with refined oil.


• Put a cooker on the gas stove with one cup of water.


• Let the water to boil.


• Now add fruit salt ENO in the batter and mix it well for one minute.


• Transfer the batter to the baking dish.


• Keep the baking dish into the cooker over the cake rack.


• Take out the whistle from the lid and seal the cooker with the lid.


• Steam it for 15 minutes on low flame.


• After 15 minutes pierce a knife into the dhokla to see whether it is cooked or not.


• If the knife comes clean, it means dhokla is cooked.


• If the dhokla is uncooked, then steam it for another 5 minutes more.


• Then take the dhokla out of the cooker and let it cool.


• Cut the dhokla into square or triangular pieces.

• Take a non stick pan and put oil in it.


• Heat the oil on low flame.


• When the oil is hot, add black mustard seeds, curry leaves and season seeds.


• When it starts crackling, add vertically cut green chilies.


• Sprinkle this Seasoning on the cut pieces of dhokla.


• Garnish the dhokla with green coriander.


• Serve it with spicy green or red chutney.