Rice Dal Dhokla

Dhokla is very famous snack in gujarat. You can make it in very different ways. On my blog, I have shared two types of dhokla..besan suji dhokla and white dhokla. Now it's new rice dal dhokla.

Ingredients

batter:
2 cups rice
1/2 cup urad dal
1/2 cup channa dal/ split gram lentil
1/2 cup yogurt
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon green chilli-ginger paste

1 sachet Eno

Ingredients for seasoning
1 tablespoon oil
1/8 tsp hing
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
10-12 curry leaves
½ tbsp chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

Preparation Method:

.Soak the rice, channa dal and urad dal in plenty of water for about 6 hours. Grind the mixture into a coarse dough adding just enough water and care to not make it watery. The dough has the same consistency as the idli dough .

.Add the yogurt and salt and allow it to ferment for 6-8 hours.

.Add salt, green chilli-ginger paste and eno mix it well.

.Apply a little oil to a dhokla thali( flat metal with low rim). Pour enough batter so as to fill half the height of the thali.
Place the dhokla plates in a steamer and steam for about 15 – 20  minutes, until the dhokla's are cooked.

.Heating oil in a small frying pan ; add the hing, mustard, and curry leaves. Once the crackle, turn of heat. Add half of the chopped coriander leaves . Drizzle the seasoning over the dhoklas and garnish with coriander leaves.

.Cut the dhokla into pieces and serve with your choice of chutney.

Recipe Credit: Chef Rakesh Sethi