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Surat famous surti locho with locho chutney and masala recipe| how to make street style surti locho | street food recipe

Author Nehas Cook Book
3.75 from 8 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Snack, Street Food
Cuisine Indian
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
 

For locho batter

  • 1 cup chana dal - bengal gram
  • 4 tbsp urad dal - split black gram
  • 4 tbsp poha - flattened rice
  • ¼ cup sour curd
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 green chilli paste
  • 1 tsp ginger paste
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • A pinch of hing
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 2 cup water
  • 1 tsp eno fruit salt

Locho chutney

  • 1 cup coriander leaves
  • 8-10 mint leaves
  • 2 green chilli
  • ½ inch ginger
  • 1 tsp jeera
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ cup or 2 pieces khaman dhokla
  • Water to grind chutney

Locho masala

  • ½ tsp pepper powder
  • ½ tsp roasted cumin powder
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ tsp chaat masala
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder

Garnish

  • Locho masala
  • Chopped onion
  • Coriander leaves
  • 1 tsp melted butter
  • Sev

Instructions

  • Soak the chanan dal and urad dal for 5-6 hrs. Soak the poha for 10 minutes.
  • Grind all the soaked items with sour curd and the required quantity of water into a smooth batter-like consistency.
  • Measure and take 2 cups of batter in a mixing bowl. Then add green chilli paste, ginger paste, turmeric powder, asafetida, salt, and oil to the batter. Mix everything well.
  • Then add 2 cups of water and make the pouring consistency of the batter.
  • Preheat the steamer with a greased plate for 5 minutes.
  • Just before steaming add the eno fruit salt and stir it.
  • Spread a thin layer of batter into preheated steamer plate. Sprinkle pepper powder and red chili powder on it.
  • Cover and steam locho for 15-18 minutes on medium flame.
  • Meanwhile, in a grinding jar add coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chilli, ginger, jeera, sugar, lemon juice, salt, and 2 pieces of khaman dhokla and grind everything. Locho chutney is ready
  • Then, in a bowl add pepper powder, roasted jeera powder, salt, chat masala, and red chili powder, and mix everything well.
  • After 15 minutes, with the help of a toothpick check out locho is properly cooked or not. If the toothpick comes out clean then the locho is properly steamed.
  • Finally, Scoop a ladle of steamed locho on a plate. Garnish with locho masala, onion, coriander leaves, melted butter, and sev on the top.

Notes

  • poha gives fluffiness to batter.
  • Batter and water ratio should be equal.
  • Surti locho taste great, when it is served hot.