Dhokla

Ingredients: Besan  - 1 to 2 cup Ginger paste - 1 tsp Chili paste (Green ) - 1 tsp Salt  - as per the requirement Turmeric powder  - 1/2 or 1 tsp( for color) Oil - 2 tsp Sour curd - 1/2 to 1 cup Water - 1/2 or 1 cup Sugar - 1 tsp Coriander leaves - Small bunch For Tadka : Mustard seeds ( If you have small mustard use that) - 1 or 1/2 tsp Curry Lleaves - 4 to 5 Green chilly cut into very small pieces - 3 to 4 Oil - 2 to 3 tsp

Method of preparation: Mix the besan, ginger paste, chilli paste, salt, turmeric, sugar, oil and curd. Mix or beat till smooth. Add little water and mix them well again. Till it comes to a consistency of  idli dough.  Keep aside for 5 to 6 hours for fermentation. Take  shallow cake tin or thali before pouring the dough put oil of 2 teaspoons in the tin or thali.  Place a thin cloth between the lid and the steamer.  Steam it in a  kadai  for 15mintues.after it is cooked, remove and cool it.  Heat a little oil in a pan. Add the mustard seeds, when it is crackles remove and pour to  the dhoklas. Then cut into squares, diamond shape. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves You can also add coconut. You can serve the dhoklas in decorative dish with mint chutney or coconut chutney.You can also prepare variety of Dhoklas - with  moong Dal, Rawa or Sooji ,Rice with Ulad Dal  and  of  Vegetable.