Surti Locho
If you have a penchant for Gujarati cuisine and are in search of a delicious and nutritious recipe, the Locho recipe might just be the perfect choice for you!
Ingredients
For batter
- 1 cup Chana Dal (Bengal gram)
- ⅓ cup Split Urad dal
- 2 tablespoon Poha
- 2 teaspoon Ginger-chili paste
- Salt to taste
- 1 ¼ tablespoon oil
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon Baking soda
- ½ tablespoon lemon juice
For locho masala
- 1 ½ tablespoon chili powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon Black salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper powder
- 1 teaspoon roasted cumin powder
For serving
- sev
- melted butter or oil.
- diced onion.
- green chutney
Instructions
For locho masala
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and keep it aside.
For Locho Batter
- Wash both the dals very well and soak both together for 6 hours or overnight in water.
- Wash and soak the poha in water for 10 minutes at the grinding time.
- Once you are done with a soaking of dals and poha, drain all the water from dal and poha.
- Take everything into a blender.
- Blend them into a smooth but little bit coarse paste using 1 and ¼ cup of water.
- Now take this batter into a bowl. Cover it and keep this batter to ferment in a warm place for about 6 to 8 hours.
- Once the batter is fermented, add ginger chili paste, oil, salt, and turmeric powder. Mix well.
- Slowly add 450 ml of water in the mixture and try to make a smooth batter from it. The batter should neither be too thin nor be too thick.
- Now, heat some water in a steamer. Take a steel plate (I am using a 9-inch diameter plate) and grease it with some oil.
- After that add baking soda and lemon juice. Mix very well using a whisk.
- Pour ⅓ rd of the prepared batter in the greased plate neatly. (Note – Batter Quantity is depended on the size of the plate/mould you are using).
- Now, place the batter filled plate in the steamer carefully and let it cook for at least 10 minutes.
- Surti locho appears to be puffy and cooked.
- Take out the plate and with the help of a spatula, transfer the locho in a serving plate.
- Lastly, drizzle it with some butter, locho masala, sev, chopped onion, and serve immediately with green chutney.
Nutrition
Calories: 128kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 6gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 357mgPotassium: 43mgFiber: 8gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 454IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 57mgIron: 2mg
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