Delicious Rawa Dhokla !!

I am sharing today the recipe for Rawa Dhokla, a quick and easy to make delicious tea time snack or side dish with a vegetarian meal. Hope you enjoy it as much as my family and friends do.

Ingredients  

1 cup Rawa (Sooji)   

1 cup yogurt (dahi) 

2-3 tbps oil     

1 pinch turmeric powder    
1 tsp chili ginger paste

1 small sachet of Eno's salt

1 pinch red chili powder

salt to taste

For Tempering         
1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp sesame seeds       
6 to 8 curry leaves                                                             

2 green chilies (chopped)

For Garnishing

2 tbps grated coconut

A few coriander leaves finely chopped

Procedure 

Put the Rawa in a large bowl. Add yogurt and some water to the rawa and mix well to bring it to a semi thick consistency (like mayonnaise). To the batter add  salt, turmeric powder, ginger chili paste, and  one tbsp. oil and mix. Grease a thali with a little oil. Just before pouring the batter into the thali add the small sachet of eno salt and mix it thoroughly. Now place the thali with the Dhokla batter in an Idli maker or steamer over boiling water. Please note the water should be boiling when you place the thali in that vessel. Cover and steam for approx 20-25 mins and your dhokla should be ready. To check prick the dhokla in one place with a knife. If it comes out smooth without anything sticking on it, the dhokla is done.

Remove the thali and keep aside. After a few minutes make diagonal pieces of dhokla with a knife. Sprinkle a bit of chilli powder over it. For tempering take a small Phodni kadai and heat one tbsp. oil. Oil when hot, add mustard seeds, after it starts popping add sesame seeds, then add finely sliced chilies and curry leaves. Once the sesame seeds have turned brownish take the kadai off the gas and add a bit of water and then spread this over the dhoklas evenly. Using a spatula take the pieces of Dhokla from the thali and place onto a serving dish. Then garnish with freshly grated coconut and finely chopped coriander leaves. You can serve the dhoklas with coriander-mint chutney or coconut chutney.

Variation

Instead of taking one bowl of rawa, you can take ¾ cup of rawa and top it up with gram flour. So there you go! Tasty and light Rawa dhokla all ready to eat.

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