- Yield: 4
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Calories: 646 kcal
- Carbohydrate Content: 111.03 g
- Cholesterol Content: 0 mg
- Fat Content: 15.67 g
- Fiber Content: 4.2 g
- Protein Content: 13.74 g
- Saturated Fat Content: 2.4 g
- Serving Size: 1
- Sodium Content: 7015 mg
- Sugar Content: 13.32 g
- Trans Fat Content: 0.073 g
Besan Dhokla
Besan Dhokla or Khaman Dhokla is a delicious Gujarati snacks made from the gram flour. It’s steamed and served in the breakfast or with the main course. It is very spongy and yummy. To make this recipe, very less oil is used and cooks in steam, so it’s very healthy too. Learn how to make it at home in a quick manner.
Ingredients of Besan Dhokla Recipe
- For Batter
- Gram flour (Besan) - 1 Cup
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 Teaspoon
- Green chilli paste - 1 Teaspoon
- Ginger paste - 1 Teaspoon
- Lemon juice - 1 Teaspoon
- Salt - 1 Teaspoon
- Eno salt - 1 Teaspoon
- For Tadka
- Oil - 1 Tablespoon
- Mustard seeds - 1 Teaspoon
- Green chillies - 4
- Salt - 1 Teaspoon
- Lemon juice - 1 Teaspoon
- Sugar - 1 Tablespoon
- Green coriander - 1 Tablespoon
How to Make Besan Dhokla
Step 1: In a bowl, add gram flour and add required water to it and make a thick mixture from it. Then add turmeric powder to it and mix them well and keep it aside for 20 minutes.
Step 2: Now, in a dhokla maker utensil, add two glass water to it and put it on the heat.
Step 3: Now, grease the plate with the oil.
Step 4: In a gram flour mixture, add lemon juice, salt, green chilies, ginger paste, eno salt and mix them properly. Now, pour this mixture into the greased plate and place the plate on the stand.
Step 5: Now, cover the dhokla maker utensil and cook the dhokla for 20-25 minutes on HIGH flame.
Step 6: Now, poke the knife into the cooked dhokla to check whether it’s ready or not. Once the Besan dhokla is prepared, turn off the heat and take out the plate from the utensil.
Step 7: Let the besan dhokla cool and then cut into square pieces.
For Tadka
Step 1: In a small pan, pour the oil and let it boil, then add mustard seeds to it. When the mustard seeds start flattering, add green chilies, water, salt, and sugar to it and cook for 2-3 seconds.
Step 2: Remove the pan from the heat and pour the tadka over the dhokla.
Step 3: Garnish the Besan dhokla with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot.
