Khaman Dhokla

Name: Khaman Dhokla
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro; ½ teaspoon brown mustard seeds; ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric; ½ tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice; ¾-inch (1½-cm) piece fresh ginger, chopped; 1 green chile, stemmed and chopped; 1 cup (100 grams) besan (chickpea/gram flour); ½ cup (125 grams) plain yogurt, whisked; 1 teaspoon table salt; 2 tablespoons scraped fresh coconut; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Fermented besan batter, steamed and tempered

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

When it comes to choosing my favorite Gujarati snack, I would put this one right after khandvi. When I married Alyona, she introduced me to these savories from her home state.

Ingredients

1 cup (100 grams) besan (chickpea/gram flour)
½ cup (

Asia
India
Snack
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Gujarat

Method

Put the besan in a bowl. Add the yogurt and 6 tablespoons warm water and whisk well so that there are no lumps. The mixture should have a slightly thick consistency. Add the salt, stir, and cover the bowl with a lid. Set aside to ferment for 3 to 4 hours.
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