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CHATPATA DHOKLA
(Tangy, Spicy, Steamed and Spongy Dal Cake) |
| Description |
A
combination of cereal and a dal batter, fermented, flavoured and steamed, cut into cubes
and tempered to yield a tasty snack.
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| Ingredients |
Metric |
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Chana Dal |
300 gms |
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Rice |
250 gms |
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Green Chilli Paste
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15 gms |
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Ginger Paste |
20 gms |
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Curd |
60 gms |
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Red Chilli Powder |
2 gms |
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Turmeric Powder |
1 gm |
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Oil |
30 mls |
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Soda-bi-Carbonate |
2 gms |
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Salt |
To taste |
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Sugar |
A pinch |
| For Tempering : |
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Mustard Seeds |
4 gms |
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White Sesame Seeds
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3.5
gms |
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Coriander Leaves |
5 gms |
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Asafoetida |
A
pinch |
| For Sause : |
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Tamarind Pulp |
120
gms |
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Dates |
150
gms |
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Jaggery |
150
gms |
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Sultana |
30 gms |
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Black Salt Powder |
2 gms |
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Chaat Masala |
2 gms |
| Procedure |
Yield
: 600 gms
Serves : 4 persons if served with one dish.
6 Persons if served with
suggested menu.
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- Soak dal and rice together in water after washing it. Soak
for 1 hour.
- Drain and leave to dry.
- Grind coaarsely in a mixer.
- Beat curds.
- Now mix this coarsely ground paste with chilli and ginger
paste, beaten curd, red chilli and turmeric powder, sugar, soda-bi-carbonate, oil and
salt.
- Mix well to a pouring consistency.
- Keep aside for 4-6 hours. Please do not refrigerate it.
Cooking
- Take a tray, oil it, pour the mixed liquid in tray and
steam it. When it is done, it will become firm, you can touch and feel.
- Cut dhokla into pieces and temper.
Tempering
Heat oil in a pan, crackle mustard seeds and white sesame
seeds; add asafoetida; pour the tempering over dhokla; and pour tamarind sauce over it.
For Making Tamarind Sauce :
- Stone the dates and chop them in small pieces.
- Fry sultanas in a little oil and keep aside.
Cooking
- Put tamarind, jaggery and dates in a pan. Add water to
cover them and simmer till dates are cooked.
- Season sauce with black salt and chaat masala.
- Add fried sultanas to it.
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| Tips |
| You
may steam Dhokla in Idli steamer for 10 to 15 minutes, cut into pieces and temper. |
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