Goodness of spinach added to simpleness of dhokala!
Simple addition of pakal/Spinach makes this dhokala healthy and also colorful.
As my LO demanded again something new for his school lunch box, I opened up this kept secret recipe :) and he simply loved it!
Simple addition of pakal/Spinach makes this dhokala healthy and also colorful.
As my LO demanded again something new for his school lunch box, I opened up this kept secret recipe :) and he simply loved it!
Ingredients:
1. 1 cup chopped palak
2. 2 cups besan (gram flour)
3. 2 tpsp rava (suji)
4. 2 tbsp oil
5. 1 tbsp sugar
6. Salt as per test
7. One sachet of Eno Fruit salt (Use lemon flavour or plain(blue packet) only)
8. Salt to taste
For tampering:
1. 1 tbsp rai (mustard seeds)
2. 1 tpsp oil
3. 1 tbsp sesame seeds
4. few curry leaves
Preparation:
1. In a mixer jar, and palak and little water and puree the palak well. No need to blanch as we are going to steam the dhokala.
1. In a mixer jar, and palak and little water and puree the palak well. No need to blanch as we are going to steam the dhokala.
2. In a bowl mix besan, rava, 2 tbsp oil, 1tbsp sugar and salt and pakal puree.
3. Add water slowly while continuously mixing so that lumps are not formed. Make a batter of pouring consistency
4. Grease idli mould or deep plate with oil and keep ready. In cooker keep sufficient water for heating. I have made mine in idli mould.
5. Add Eno Fruit salt to above batter and mix gently
6. Quickly pour the Dhokala mix in the greases plate or in the idli mould using laddle
7. Steam dhokala for 10-12 minutes
8. Open and carefully check by inserting a knife, it should come out clean. If so the Dhokala is cooked
9. Take out the Dhokala plate and let the steam evaporate.
10. Now prepare the tampering. Heat 2 tbsp oil and add rai and as it crackles add sesame seedns and curry leaves Turn off the flame quickly
12. Spread tampering on the Dhokala
Healthy and tasty Spinach/Pakal dhokala are ready to be packed..
Healthy and tasty Spinach/Pakal dhokala are ready to be packed..
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Honestly, I am not a big fan of green vegetables and often try to stay away from some. Though this recipe looks like something new.
ReplyDeleteLet me assure you that this dhokala tasted great. You can surely give it a try! Thank you and keep visiting for more exciting recipes
DeleteI'm a bit skeptical about the addition of ENO to the batter since it is used for medical reasons.
ReplyDeleteIs there another healthier option to make this batter fluffy n dhoklas airy without using ENO and perhaps substituting with some other ingredient?
Hi, optionally you may mix the gram.flour and 2 tbsp curd, add water and make batter of dropping consistency. Ferment it overnight and add spinach puree and rest ingredients next day morning and prepare dhokala. It works well, only you have to prepare for fermentation before hand.
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