Dhokla
I thank my periyaamma (mom’s elder sister) for teaching me this recipe. She is my 1 st guru for all my north Indian dishes. Today I took the help of my mom to cut dhokla into pieces. This Dhokla is a traditional dish of Gujarat. It’s made of gram flour and steamed and tempered. In the olden days, they use to ferment the batter and instead of ENO fruit salt, they used lemon juice and salt. Ingredients: For Batter: 1. Gram flour (besan) -1 Cup 2. Sugar - 2tsp 3. Salt to taste 4. A pinch of turmeric 5. fruit salt -1 tbsp 6. oil – 2 tsp 7. water -3/4 cup For Tempering 1. Oil - 1 tbsp 2. Mustard seeds -1/2 tbsp 3. Hing (Asafoetida)=1/4 tsp ...