Name: Microwave Dokla recipe by sagarika kv at BetterButter
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Gram flour/Chick pea flour – 1 cup; Sooji/Rava – 1/4 cup; Sugar – 1 tspoon; Turmeric: 1/4 tspoon; Ginger grated- 1/2 inch; Green chilli(coarsely grounded) – 2; salt – 1 tspoon or to taste; Lemon – 1 Medium sized or 1 Tbspoon; Oil – 1 tspoon; Eno – 1 tspoon; Water – 3/4 cup; For tempering:; Oil – 2 tspoon; Mustard seeds – 1 tspoon; Green chilli – 2; Curry leaves – 6; Shredded Coconut – 1 tspoon; Coriander leaves – little; Water – 1/2 cup

ABOUT Microwave Dokla RECIPE

My Little sister loves Dhokla, she asked me a quick recipe to prepare at home and surprise her parents and brother. Usually i will prepare in idly steamer, it will take 30 mins to cook. For a change i tried in microwave, believe me its really quick and easy. I took exact 5 mins to prepare in microwave, Can serve this to sudden guests and I bet they’ll enjoy this quick and easy microwave dhokla.

Ingredients Serving: 2

Gram flour/Chick pea flour – 1 cup
Sooji/Rava – 1/4 cup
Sugar – 1 tspoon
Turmeric: 1/4 tspoon
Ginger grated- 1/2 inch
Green chilli(coarsely grounded) – 2
salt – 1 tspoon or to taste
Lemon – 1 Medium sized or 1 Tbspoon
Oil – 1 tspoon
Eno – 1 tspoon
Water – 3/4 cup
For tempering:
Oil – 2 tspoon
Mustard seeds – 1 tspoon
Green chilli – 2
Curry leaves – 6
Shredded Coconut – 1 tspoon
Coriander leaves – little
Water – 1/2 cup

Instructions

To prepare Dhokla batter, add Gram flour, Sooji, salt, sugar in a bowl and mix well
Add water little by little and mix well until no lumps are formed.
Add Ginger, grounded chilli, turmeric, lemon juice, oil and mix well.
Keep the batter aside for 10 mins.
After 10 mins add ENO salt and mix the batter lightly.(Note- Do not mix batter too much after adding Eno salt.)
Grease microwave vessel with oil and add the dhokla batter.
Close the vessel with a lid and Cook on high temp for 3 mins in microwave
Check if the batter is cooked by inserting a knife in dhokla. If the knife comes out clean then its cooked. If the batter is sticking to knife heat it again for another 1 min.
Give 2 mins standing time.
To prepare thadka, Keep small pan in a stove and add oil.
When the oil is hot add mustard seeds.
When the mustard seeds splatter, add curry leaves and chilli.
Add water in the pan and add sugar.
Bring the water to boil and switch off the flame.
Transfer dhokla from the microwave vessel to a plate and cut into desired shape
Pour thadka prepared in pan on the top of dhokla
Garnish with grated coconut and coriander leaves.

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Jun-12-2018

Rosemeen Opai Jun-12-2018

The recipe is amazing ad tasty. I tried it today and it came out very well. Thanks

Mar-03-2017

Annie J Mar-03-2017

Hi Sagarika, i tried your dokla recipe today. it turned out tasty however it was not fluffy. i did not add eno instead i added baking soda powder and drinking soda. plus i added curd and water to make the dokla batter. what im i do incorrect?