For An Appetiser Party - Instant Semolina Dokhla

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3/4 cup semolina, fine
• 3/4 tablespoon bengal gram flour (besan)
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 3/4 cup sour thick curds
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
• oil, for greasing
• 2 green chilies, paste of
• 1 inch ginger, paste of
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 10 -12 curry leaves
• 2 green chilies, slit
• 1/2 teaspoon asafetida powder
• 2 tablespoons grated coconut, for garnishing
• 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves, for garnishing

Recipe

• 1 first, prepare sour curd.
• 2 for this, take 1 tbsp.
• 3 less to 3/4 cup of whisked curd in a bowl.
• 4 add 1 tbsp.
• 5 lemon juice and mis.
• 6 keep aside for 5 minutes and then use as desired.
• 7 now, mix semolina, besan, green chillies and ginger paste, salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and sour curd into a thick batter.
• 8 add 3/8 cup of water and mix well into a pouring consistency.
• 9 prepare ginger and green chillies paste.
• 10 take half the above prepared mixture and put into a greased glass bowl.
• 11 add 1/4 tsp.
• 12 baking soda to 3/4 tbsp.
• 13 hot oil and pour onto the batter.
• 14 mix well until the batter becomes light.
• 15 microwave on high for 4 minutes 50 seconds, covered, with a muslin cloth and glass lid together.
• 16 the muslin cloth absorbs excess water during the steaming process.
• 17 allow standing time of 2 minutes.
• 18 repeat steps 7-10 with the leftover batter.
• 19 in the meantime, prepare the seasoning over the stove.
• 20 for this, heat oil in a small saucepan.
• 21 add mustard seeds and allow to splutter.
• 22 add curry leaves, asafoetida and green chillies.
• 23 stir constantly.
• 24 remove from flame once the spluttering stops.
• 25 remove dokhla from the microwave oven.
• 26 pour hot seasoning over the dokhla.
• 27 garnish with grated coconut and corriander leaves.
• 28 serve with green chutney or sweet and sour chutney.