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Live dhokla recipe | Instant live dhokla | Instant khatta dhokla

Author Nehas Cook Book
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Resting time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
 

For Instant live dhokla

  • 3 cup small grain rice
  • 1 cup chana dal
  • 1 cup moong dal
  • 1 cup urad dal
  • 1 cup poha
  • 1 cup sour curd
  • 4-5 green chilli
  • 1 inch ginger
  • ¾ cup water or as required
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • ½ tsp Eno - for 2 cup batter
  • Some red chilli powder
  • Oil for spreading

For garlic chutney

  • 15-16 garlic cloves
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • Pinch of hing
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tomato
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • ¼ cup water or as required

For yellow chutney

  • ½ cup roasted peanuts
  • ½ cup chopped green chilli
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • Pinch of hing
  • 1.5 tbsp lemon juice
  • 4 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp oil

Serving

  • Oil
  • Garlic chutney
  • Spicy chilli chutney

Instructions

Making Instant Live Dhokla:

  • In a mixing bowl, add 3 cups of small grain rice, 1 cup of chana dal, 1 cup of moong dal, and 1 cup of urad dal. Wash them and soak them for 5 hours until the grains are properly puffed up and softened.
  • Remove the water and transfer the soaked grains to a mixture jar.
  • Also, add 1 cup of soaked poha, 1 cup of curd, chopped ginger, chopped green chilli, and some water.
  • Grind the mixture into a smooth batter with a medium thickness and ribbon-like pouring consistency.
  • In another mixing bowl, take the ground batter and add ½ tsp of turmeric powder, salt, and 1 tbsp of sugar. Mix well and whisk the batter for 5-7 minutes.
  • Add 2 tbsp of oil and mix well.
  • Now, in a separate mixing bowl, take out 2 cups of the prepared batter and add ½ tsp of ENO fruit salt and 1 tsp of lemon juice. Mix well.
  • Grease a plate with oil and spread a thin layer of the batter on it. Sprinkle some red chilli powder on top.
  • In a kadai, add 3-4 cups of water and bring it to a boil.
  • Place the dhokla plate in the center, cover it with a lid, and steam the dhokla on medium-high flame for 12-15 minutes.
  • Once done, remove the plate from the steamer and allow it to cool for 5-10 minutes.
  • Apply some oil on the cooked dhokla and cut it into desired shapes.
  • Serve the live dhokla with oil, garlic chutney, and yellow chutney.

Making Garlic Chutney:

  • In a mixture jar, add garlic cloves, cumin seeds, hing, salt, red chilli powder, and tomatoes. Grind them into a paste.
  • In a pan, add oil and the ground paste. Sauté until the oil separates from the sides.
  • Transfer the chutney to a bowl and adjust the consistency by adding water.
  • Serve the garlic chutney with the live dhokla.

Making Yellow Chutney:

  • In a mixture jar, add roasted peanuts, chopped green chilli, salt, turmeric powder, hing, lemon juice, oil, and water.
  • Grind them into a smooth paste.
  • The yellow chutney is ready to be served with dhokla.

Notes

  • You can use any variety of small grain rice for the dhokla.
  • The proportion of rice and dals should be equal.
  • Poha adds softness to the dhokla.
  • Use sour curd while grinding the dhokla batter.
  • Avoid using excessive water while grinding the dhokla batter.
  • The consistency of the dhokla batter should be medium thick and pourable.
  • Rava absorbs water and makes the dhokla batter thick.
  • Moong dal enhances the taste of the dhokla.
  • Urad dal helps in making fluffy dhokla.
  • Whisk the dhokla batter for 5-7 minutes to incorporate air particles and make it light and fluffy.
  • Steam the dhokla on medium-high flame, avoiding low flame.
  • Dhokla tastes best when served hot.