Dhokla Recipe is a most loved and popular snack in Gujarat. Khaman dhokla is made with gram flour, yogurt, spices, ginger, green chillies and coconut. Making a traditional dhokla is easy and can be made under 30 minutes and makes a healthy recipe since it is steamed. Learn how to make soft dhokla with step by step pictures and video.
Dhokla Recipe
Love this spongy cake so much. This is a steamed lentil cake called as dhokla. I have been waiting to post this recipe, because it is one of my favorite. We usually have it with green chutney and tamarind chutney. I recommend you to have this with any of those chutney, because they do pack a punch.
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About Khaman Dhokla
Dhokla is a popular North Indian snack made with gram flour also known as chickpea flour or besan. It is naturally gluten free and loved by many since it is a healthy steamed snack. Dhokla is popular in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Punjabi. It is a go-to snack which is packed with protein.
The batter for dhokla is made with besan, yogurt, ginger chilli paste and spices. The batter is made 30 minutes in advance and allowed to rest. Just before serving, add in some baking soda or eno fruit salt to lighten the batter. This is then steamed in pan and cut into pieces.
Dhokla gets it flavour from the tempering made with oil, mustard seeds, chillies, curry leaves, sugar and lemon water. This final tempering is very important since it adds juicy texture to the dhokla.
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Dhokla Ingredients
Gram Flour | Besan - for making dhokla use fine texture gram flour which is high quality. This makes a whole lot of difference. If your gram flour is lumpy, it is recommended to sieve the gram flour.
Yogurt - Thick un sour yogurt has to be used. Don't use sour curd which is watery, it wont provide the same texture. I prefer using homemade fresh set yogurt. You can use unflavoured natural yogurt or greek yogurt is best.
Ginger & Green Chilli - this is main flavouring that is added into the batter for flavour and taste.
Eno Fruit Salt - for soft and spongy dhokla eno fruit salt is used. You can use baking soda in place of eno salt.
Tempering - for tempering, I use regular oil with mustard seeds, curry leaves, green chillies, lemon, sugar and water. This combination makes the dhokla super light and spongy.
Garnishing - freshly grated coconut, coriander leaves adds beautiful refreshing garnish.
How to Make Dhokla Recipe
Pre-Preparation - Take green chilli and ginger in a mixer and puree them to a smooth paste. Now take a steaming high sided plate and grease it well with oil.
Making Dhokla Batter - Take curd and water in a large mixing bowl. Add in salt, sugar and turmeric powder. Now add in gram flour, sooji and make into a smooth batter. Add in pureed ginger and chillies, lemon juice and mix them well.
Steaming Dhokla - Now just before you steam, add in the eno fruit salt and mix. Pour it immediately in the grease tray and pop into the steamer. Steam it for 15 to 20 mins or till a tooth pick inserted comes out clean. Now After 20 mins remove the dhokla from the steamer and set aside.
Tempering for Dhokla - Now make the tempering, heat oil in a tadka pan, add in mustard, green chilli, asafoetida and let them sizzle for a min. Take it off the stove and Pour in water and mix them well.Now drizzle this all over the dhokla, top it with coriander leaves and coconut. Slice and Serve with green chutney.
How to Make Dhokla Recipe (Stepwise Pictures)
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Ingredients for tempering and topping |
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| Take ginger and green chilli in a blende |
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| Add some water |
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| Puree them |
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| Grease a steaming tray with oil |
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| Heat water in s steaming pot |
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| Take curd in a bowl |
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| Add water |
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| Add in salt, sugar and turmeric powder |
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| Add in gram flour |
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| Mix them well |
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| Add some rava / sooji |
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| add the pureed ginger and chilli |
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| squeeze in some lemon juice |
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| mix that well |
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| now add in the eno fruit salt |
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| Mix, Mix, Mix |
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| All foamed up |
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| Pour it in the tray |
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| All done |
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| Pop them in the steamer |
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| Cover and cook |
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| When it is cooking, make the green chutney, Take coriander leaves,mint leaves chilli, salt, sugar and lemon juice in a mixer |
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| Blend them |
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| Green Chutney done |
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| Now the dhokla is baked |
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| Lets make the tempering |
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| Add in mustard seeds and chillies |
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| Add a touch of asafoetida |
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| fry them well |
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| pour in some water |
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| Pour this over the dhokla |
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| Done Done |
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| Sprinkle over some coconut |
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| And some coriander leaves |
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| Dhokla Done |
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| Serve |
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| I love this with green chutney |
Expert Tips
- Mix the batter until it is lump free. You have to rest the batter which is very important.
- You have to use thick curd for the spongy texture.
- Baking soda can be used instead of eno fruit salt. In that case, use ½ tsp of cooking soda.
- Don't over steam the dhokla else it may get dense and dry.
- Be generous with the tempering, it adds moistness and taste.
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Dhokla Recipe | Khaman Dhokla Recipe
Equipment
- 8 Inch Cake Pan
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
For Dhokla
- 1½ cup Gram Flour | Besan
- 1½ tbsp Sooji | Rava
- 1 cup Curd
- ½ cup Water
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 ½ tsp Eno Fruit Salt
To grind to a paste
- 1 tbsp Ginger peeled and chopped
- 3 no Green Chilli
- 2 tbsp Water
For Tempering
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 no Green Chilli finely chopped
- ¼ tsp Asafoetida | Hing
- 4 tbsp Water
For Garnishing
- 3 tbsp Coriander Leaves finely chopped
- 3 tbsp Fresh Coconut Grated
Green Chutney Recipe
- 1 cup Coriander leaves
- 1 cup Mint Leaves
- 3 no Green Chilli
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- ¼ cup Water
Instructions
- Now take a steaming high sided plate and grease it well with oil. Set aside till use.
- Now pour water in idli stand or a kadai. Bring it to boil. This is where you are going to steam your dhokla.
- Take green chilli and ginger in a mixer. Add 2 tbsp of water and puree them to a smooth paste. Set aside till use.
- Take curd and water in a large mixing bowl. Add in salt, sugar and turmeric powder. Mix them together.
- Now add in gram flour, sooji and make into a smooth batter. Leave it to sit for 10 mins.
- After 10 mins, add in pureed ginger and chillies, lemon juice and mix them well.
- Now just before you steam, add in the eno fruit salt and mix, mix, and mix.
- Pour it immediately in the grease tray and pop into the steamer.
- Steam it for 15 to 20 mins or till a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
- When the dhokla is steaming, make the green chutney.
- Take all ingredients in a blender and make into a smooth paste. Your green chutney is done. Set aside till serving.
- Now After 20 mins remove the dhokla from the steamer and set aside.
- Now make the tempering, heat oil in a tadka pan, add in mustard, green chilli, asafoetida and let them sizzle for a min.
- Take it off the stove and Pour in water and mix them well.
- Now drizzle this all over the dhokla, top it with coriander leaves and coconut.
- Slice and Serve with green chutney.
Video
Notes
- Mix the batter until it is lump free. You have to rest the batter which is very important.
- You have to use thick curd for the spongy texture.
- Baking soda can be used instead of eno fruit salt. In that case, use ½ tsp of cooking soda.
- Don't over steam the dhokla else it may get dense and dry.
- Be generous with the tempering, it adds moistness and taste.
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Dipti Joshi
So fluffy and spongy....Love it!
Rani Acharyulu
Delicious Dhokla looks spongy and yummy.
Veena Theagarajan
so soft and tasty
preethi
Hi I really liked it the way u presented i am going to try this and then reply u again how it came
regards
preethi
Chokkan Subramanian
Hi Aarthi,
Will try for sure,if u don't have ENO,what can we use instead of that.
regards,
geetha
jeeva jayakumar
It looks really yummy. Can we use baking soda instead of eno fruitsalt???
jeeva jayakumar
It really looks yummy. I love all ur recipes, tried few of them, it really came very well. Can we use baking soda instead of eno fruitsalt???
Aarthi
@jeeva jayakumaryes u can use baking soda for eno salt
Aarthi
@Chokkan SubramanianYou can use baking soda
Predictor
This looks amazing.
Aarthi priya
This is absolutely best recipe. Thanks for Sharing this Wonderful Recipe with us.Try this recipe with our Advanced Heart Shaped Infinity Idli Plates today.
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi, its am amazing snack. My most favorite too. Though being a gujarati, I must say that the recipe you gave here is called "KHAMAN".
Dhokla is made with rice n chana dal mix. But everyone says both names together, but both are different m taste too...!! I hope you won't mind correcting.
Anonymous
can u also pls share ur receipe fo boyh?? thanx
Anonymous
What do u use for baking ( oven brand,model and the shop name pls? I love ur ideas. Jay
neeta handa
@Aarthi
neeta handa
How much of baking soda do I use?
Aarthi
@neeta handaYou can use 1 tsp of baking soda
Aarthi
@AnonymousCheck this out
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2014/03/meet-my-ovens-ovens-which-i-use-best.html
Anonymous
Hi
I tried this ..my batter of dhokla was correct ..all it was i found steaming problem.....steam was getting cnvrted into vapours..and vapours water was pouring on dhokla inside...ultimately it coudnt raised..
Please solve my query.
Thanks
Aarthi
@AnonymousThen try using a different and big pot for steaming
ThePoopid
Just made this! It's delicious. Aarthi you are a food goddess. Thanks a ton! 🙂
Batul Abbas
Mine turned out too dry... Did exactly as you suggested. .. plz help. ..
Aarthi
@Batul Abbas You must havee over steamed it so it has got dry, o you must have use less curd or water than mentioned.
maria m
U said 1.2 tsp eno? is it one and a half tsp of Eno???
Aarthi
@maria myes it is 1.5 tsp..SOrry edited
Unknown
Can I use baking powder instead of eno .. I don't hv eno or soda .., so can I use baking pwdr ?
Aarthi
@Unknowni think you can use..
Anonymous
How to make dhokla in microven can u please help me out !! Please
Aarthi
@Anonymouswill share it
Anonymous
Thank uu so much for the wonderful recipe.... it turned out great...
Thanks a Lott 😃😃
Rishika Agarwal
Aarthi i luv u so much
Rishika Agarwal
I reaĺy lyv ur dish
Anonymous
Wonferful recipe.Can I use microwave?
Aarthi
@Anonymousmicrowaving will make this dry
P NAYAK
HEY AARTHI...nice recipie..well i wanted to knw the differnce between baking soda and baking powder,...pls let me knw at the earliest..
thank u:)
Aarthi
@P NAYAKbaking soda makes things soft and baking powder will allow it to rise.
Kamal banga
It turned red in colour. Had to discard. but i tried to make it in microwave. Dont knw what went wrong. I guess haldi lime baking soda Combo might b the culprit. What went wrong?
Aarthi
@Kamal bangasorry dear, i am not so sure..May be because of the turmeric. Try it one more time.
Kamal banga
Hi, i got to knw the culprit. I think i added too much of baking soda thus it turned red. I guess i should buy eno on safer side and try this recipe again.
Aarthi
@Kamal bangaYes too much baking soda can change the colour. Eno salt is the best option for this
Radha
If not baking soda or eno fruit salt, can I use club soda ?
Radha
Can I use club soda instead of baking soda or eno ?
Aarthi
@Radhano no it wont work
shoba
Hi aarthi, i just bake this tdy, came out really well.....my husband just luv it. Thanks yar
viji
Adding warm water gives an amazing texture instead of cold water.
Natasha
If i do not add suji/rava does that make a difference? Or can I replace with something else as my sister cannot have gulten.
Thank you.. 🙂
Aarthi
u can skip sooji as well
karishma bhagia
Hi Arti.can we use red chilli powder ginger garlic paste instead of green chilli ginger
Aarthi
yes u can
Shweta
I tried making this with exactly same qty mentioned and it turned out damn tasty. This recipe is easy for making dhokla and I am following this recipe everytime inmake it. My hubby also loves this dhokla. Thanks fornyour valuable recipe and please keep posting such delicious and simple meals
Shweta
I tried making this with exactly same qty mentioned and it turned out damn tasty. This recipe is easy for making dhokla and I am following this recipe everytime inmake it. My hubby also loves this dhokla. Thanks fornyour valuable recipe and please keep posting such delicious and simple meals
Ammu
Hi Aarthi..I followed the exact steps and made it in rice cooker..It came out really well and was a surprise for my hubby as he usually buys dhokla from outside..Thanks for the recipe.