Ayesha’s Hyderabadi Recipes

Ingredients

1. Chick pea flour (Besan)                               - 1 cups.
2. Water                                                          - 3/4 cup.
3. Salt to taste.
4. Oil                                                              - 1 tsp.
5. Lemon juice                                               - 1 tsp.
6. Soda or fruit salt                                        - 1/2  tsp.
7. Yougurt                                                      -1 tbsp.
8. Turmeric powder                                         - 1/2 tsp.
9. Chopped green coriandor leaves                 - 2 tbsp.
10. Green chillies                                             - 2

For Frying:

1. Sugar                                                     - 2 tsp.
2. Mustard seeds                                       - 1/2 tsp.
3. Sesame seeds                                        - 1/2 tsp.
4. Oil                                                           

Method:

• Heat pressure cooker with enough water.
•  Mix the above ingredients with about 1 cup warm water to make a slightly thick batter.
• Grease oil to a thali or shallow pan.
• When the water in the pressure cooker starts to boil, pour the mixture into a thali or  shallow pan and steam for about 20 minutes without weight. 
• Take care to place the thali over a vessel to prevent water in the pressure cooker from getting into the mixture
•  After 20 miinutes let it cool for sometime and cut into big cubes.
• Heat little oil in a small pan and add mustard seeds, sesame seeds, sugar and curry leaves allow to splutter. Remove and pour it over dhoklas.
• Garnish the besan dhokla with coriander and slited green chilies.

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