Besan Dhokla

Dhoklas....the recipe that i learnt from my marathi friend..reminds me of my college canteen..where we friends used to fight for a bite of this gujju snack...one of my favorites breakfast as its easy to cook, has very less oil, easy to pack and super tasty..

Many complain that their dhoklas turn hard or sometimes not cooked well. Easy! its no rocket science..following my tips you could make soft and yummy dhoklas within minutes.
Iam using a pressure cooker here to steam my dhoklas.

Ingredients

Gram flour (Besan) - 2 cups (About 250 gm)

Green chilli - 5-6

Ginger - 1'' pieceCurd (sour)- 1/2 cup

Turmeric powder- a small pinch
Curd- 2 tblespn

Fruit salt- one sachet

Salt- 1 tspoon or as required

Oil- 1tablespoon

Water- as required to make batter..about 3-4 cup would  be enough for  cups besan

Mustard seeds - 1 tspoonn

Procedure

Mix besan well with water to make batter. The batter must be little thick as adding curd later on will make it more loose. When done, add curd, salt, turmeric and mix well. grind the green chilly and ginger to a fine paste and mix into the batter.
Now the batter would be of  pourable consistency. (However care must be taken not to make it very loose.)
Take out the weight from pressure cooker and let the water heat up. Meanwhile add the fruit salt to the batter and mix. Transfer the batter to a container and place it inside the cooker. Take care that the water level inside the cooker is well below the the containers rim.

(Dont make it too long to start cooking as the effect of fruit salt would be gone if you dont haste)

Close the cooker and let it cook for 15 minutes on medium flame. Check if its done. If done cook for another 5 minutes. 

Cool and cut into square pieces. Before serving splutter some mustard seeds and pour over the pieces. You could also garnish with some fried green chillies. Serve with mint chutney or cilantro leaf chutney (dhania chutney)