Monday, June 18, 2012

Rava (Semolina) dhokala

Semolina is made of wheat and easy to digest. Instead of making dhokala by using gram flour, semolina is good option.


RECIPE :
Ingredients :
Semolina (Rava) - 1small bowl
Curd - 1/2 small bowl
Water - 1 small bowl
Soda - 1/2 tsp or less
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Salt


For Seasoning :
Oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves - 7-8 leaves
Lemon juice- 1/2 tbsp
Sugar - 1/2 tbsp
water - 2-3 tbsp.


Method :
  1. Take curd in container, add 1 bowl water and whisked to make buttermilk.
  2. Add semolina and mix well so that no lumps there.
  3. Add salt and lemon juice. Keep this batter for half an hour.
  4. Meanwhile for steaming, take water in large vessel or pressure cooker and bring it to boil.
  5. Grease plate or pressure cooker inner pot (separator).
  6. Take the semolina batter, add soda and stir well to mix it. as soon as bubble start to come pour the batter in plate/ pot. (Tip 1)
  7. Put the pot in pressure cooker or vessel. Cover the lid. in case of pressure cooker remove the whistle before putting the lid.
  8. Steamed the dhokala for 15 minute on high flame. Turn off the burner and allow stem to settle for 5 minute.
  9. Take out the pot with dhokala. You can check if dhokla cooked properly or not by piercing knife in dhokala, if dhokala does not stick then it is cooked.
  10. Cut the dhokala in medium cubes.
  11. Now heat 2 tbsp oil in small pan, temper mustard seeds and curry leaves. Add water,sugar and turn off the burner once it boil.
  12. Add lemon juice and spread it on dhokala.

Tips :
1. Depend on the size of plate/cooker separator steam dhokla in one or two batch.
2. You can add a piece of green chilli at the time of seasoning if your kid started to eat spices.

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