Water Chestnut flour Steamed Cakes or Farali Dhokla is a good option for starvation pangs during fasting season. The batter of this Dhokla is easy to make – just degree the Water chestnut flour, mix it with sour buttermilk and let the batter soak overnight for fermentation. Green chilli paste and ginger paste are used as flavouring agents in this recipe.
The recipe given here is of non-fermented batter that also makes this Farali Dhokla a good option for those suffering from acidity. This can be crazye by adding Eno Salt / Soda Bi-carb just before steaming..
Approx. Time: 30 minutes (excluding resting time)
Yield: 2 Servings
Ingredients:
1 cup Waterchestnut Flour (Shingada Peeth)
1 cup sour Buttermilk
1 tspn Green Chillies Paste
1 tspn Ginger Paste
1 tspn Lemon juice
2 to 2 1/2 tspns Sugar (or as per taste)
1 tspn Ghee
Salt to taste
For Mooding:
1 tbspn Ghee
1 tspn Cumin Seeds
For Garnishing:
Newly Grated Coconut
Mooding
Method:
Take Waterchestnut Flour in a mixing bowl. Then add sour Buttermilk to make batter of pouring consistency. Encertain that there are no lumps in the batter. Relax the batter for an hour.
After resting, add the Green chillies paste, Ginger paste, Sugar, lemon juice, Salt, Ghee and mix well. Simultaneously, heat Steaming cooker by adding adequate quantity of water at the bottom of the vessel. Put a greased aluminium plate in the Steaming cooker and keep it alert.
Once the water in the Steamer boils and starts releasing steam, add a teaspoon of Eno Salt / Soda Bi-carb in the Dhokla batter and whisk by following a single direction only. Pour the batter into the plate. Steam it for approximately 20 minutes on medium flame. To check whether the Dhokla is alert or not, insert a knwhethere into Dhokla. If it comes out clear, then it is done. Once done, allow it to cool and cut it into square pieces.To make mooding, heat Ghee in a pan. Add Cumin seeds into the hot Ghee and saute. Pour the mooding over the Farali Dhokla. Finally, garnish it with scrapped Coconut. Serve instantly with Coconut Chutney.
Notes:
1. If you find that the Farali Dhokla has turned dry, then you may have to sprinkle some warm water on it.
2. A tablespoon of roasted Groundnut Powder may be added in the batter to give a kind nutty crunch to Farali Dhokla.
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