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Dabeli Dhokla

Planning to offer distinctive appetizers at your Diwali celebration or any gathering? Try crafting these delectable Dabeli Dhoklas! A fusion of Gujarat's renowned Khaman Dhokla and the popular street food Dabeli from Kutch.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Indian
Servings 16 Pieces
Calories 191 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cup (184 Grams) Besan (Gram flour) (Sieved and then measured)
  • 3 tablespoon (34 grams) Sooji Rawa / Semolina
  • 3 tablespoon Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Citric acid Nimbu ke Phool
  • 6 tablespoon Oil
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 teaspoon eno fruit salt
  • 1 cup + 3 tablespoon Water

For dabeli

  • 450 grams Potato Boiled peeled and mashed potatoes (about 1 and ¾ cup)
  • 3 ½ tablespoon Dabeli Masala
  • 1 tablespoon Peanut oil

For toppings

  • ¾ cup sweet chutney or as per your taste (store-bought or homemade)
  • ¼ cup garlic chutney or as per your taste(store-bought or homemade)
  • ¼ cup Pomegranate
  • ½ cup sev
  • 2 tablespoon cilantro chopped
  • ½ cup Masala sing peanut
  • 2 tablespoon grated coconut fresh or dried
  • 2 tablespoon onions chopped

Instructions
 

Pre-prep work

  • Boil potatoes, peel the skip, and mash it very well. Keep it aside.
  • Make the sweet chutney and garlic chutney and keep it aside. Make sure your chutneys are pourable i.e on a thinner side. You can add water and adjust the consistency.

Make Dhokla Batter

  • Sieve Gram flour (Besan) in a big mixing bowl at least once. This step is really important. Take 2 cups of Besan in a mixing bowl.
  • Now add sooji (semolina), salt, citric acid (Limbu na Phool), Turmeric powder, sugar. Mix everything well.
  • Now slowly, add water, a little at a time, and mix them very well. Make the lump-free batter. It should be easy to pour consistency (not too thick, not too thin) batter.
  • Add oil and whisk the batter well for about 2 to 3 minutes. This is another really important step. Cover the batter bowl and let it rest for 15 minutes.

Dabeli Masala

  • While dhokla batter is resting, let’s make dabeli stuffing.
  • Heat peanut oil in a pan. Add dabeli masala and ½ cup water. Mix very well and let it come to a boil. Make sure to break all the lumps of the dabeli masala (if any).
  • Now add mashed potatoes and mix everything very well. Let the mixture cook for about 2 to 3 minutes on medium flame. Keep stirring in between.
  • Switch off the flame and let it cool down completely.

Steaming the Dhokla

  • Meanwhile, grease your 2 pans or thali with oil. I have taken a 9-inch diameter plate. Make sure your thali is a bit tall.
  • Add water to your steamer, cover the steamer, and let the water boil.
  • Once the 15 minutes are over, just before steaming, open the lid of the batter bowl, and divide the batter into 2 parts.
  • Take one part of the batter, add one and a half teaspoons fruit salt (ENO) into the batter and mix it gently. The mixture will rise immediately. DON’T over mix it.
  • Pour it immediately into a greased pan, place it in a steamer, cover the steamer, and steam it for 10 minutes over medium to high heat. Don’t open it for the first 8 minutes.
  • Once 10 minutes are over, insert a toothpick or knife to check if it is done or not. If a toothpick or knife comes out clean, it is done. If it’s not then let it cook for 2 more minutes.
  • Switch off the flame, take out the dhokla plate and let the dhokla cool down for at least 10 minutes.
  • Add remaining one and half teaspoon eno in the remaining 2nd part of the batter, mix the batter, and Steam it dhokla. Let it cool down.
  • Now every component is ready. It’s time to assemble.

Assemble

  • When the khaman becomes lukewarm or cool, then with a butter knife gently slid along the edges.
  • Keep a plate or tray on top of the pan. Invert the pan. If greased well, the khaman will easily get inverted on the plate.
  • Take one base of the dhokla, Brush it with water. You will need about 2 to 3 tablespoon of the water).
  • Apply all of the dabeli mixtures evenly.
  • Then place the 2nd base of the dhokla on top.
  • Apply some sweet chutney and garlic chutney.
  • Sprinkle masala peanut, pomegranate, onion, sev, grated coconut, and chopped cilantro.
  • Then cut Dabeli dhokla into desired pieces. I have cut it into 16 square pieces.
  • Your Dabeli dhokla is ready. Serve it with garlic chutney. Enjoy!

Steaming the dhokla in instant pot

  • Add 2 cups of water in the inner pot of the IP,
  • Place the trivet, Turn IP on saute mode, let the water comes to a boil.
  • Divide the batter into 4 parts. Take 1 part of the batter, add 1 teaspoon eno. Mix well.
  • Grease a 6-inch diameter pan with oil. Add the batter.
  • Place the greased pan filled with batter, cover the IP with the lid, set Instant Pot to Steam mode, with an external timer for 10 mins. (Note: Timer function does not work with Steam/Venting, so an external timer is needed).
  • Once the timer goes off, Press Cancel and open the Instant Pot after 5 minutes Carefully take out the dhokla bowl. Steam the remaining 3 batches the same way.
  • Then follow the assembling steps.

Nutrition

Calories: 191kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 6gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 278mgPotassium: 328mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 2212IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Dabeli Dhokla
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