#BlogchatterA2Z- “R” Rava Dhokla- A healthy and tasty recipe for your family!
Hi everyone and welcome back to healthy eating for busy mom series.
As “R”, I am again sharing a healthy and tasty recipe, hoping you would like it. the name of recipe is,“Rava Dhokla”.
Though it is a gujrati dish but nowadays, it is famous in all parts of India. It is easy to make, healthy and could be used as a great option for lunch box too.
What is dhokla?
Dhokla is basically a soft, spongy and savory cake usually make with gram flour. But as a variation, you can use other lentil-rice mixed or rava (semolina) as well. In fact, you can add Varity of vegetables too, to make it healthier.
In my family my elder one is a big foodie and she always demands new options for her lunch box. This recipe is again her most favorite one.
Rava dhokla
Ingredients
- Sooji or rava 2 cup
- Curd ½ cup
- Green chili-ginger paste 1-2 teaspoon
- Salt as per taste
- Soda bio carb or fruit salt ¼ teaspoon
- For tempering Oil as needed
- Mustard seeds and white sesame seed 1-2 teaspoon
- Hing or asaphoetida pinch
- Curry leaves few
Method
- First take out semolina or rava in a bowl, and add salt.
- Now. Take 3-5 green chilies and short piece of ginger and make a paste. (you can increase or decrease chilies as per your taste)
- Mixed this paste to rava mixture.
- Now, take curd and mixed it (make sure curd is not too sour, otherwise dhokla will not taste good)
- Mixed all things properly and make a uniform batter.
- At the end, add ¼ teaspoon soda bio carb (add this always in end and do not mixed it so vigorously)
- Take out steamer and grease the plates with oil.
- Pour batter evenly on plates and put the steamer on gas for 15-20 minutes.
- Check by inserting knife, when it gets cooked properly. Take out this from gas and wait for getting it cool down. After few minutes, cut the sqaure or triangle shapes of dhokla.
- Now, prepare tempering. Heat the oil and first add curry leaves, then add hing, sesame seeds and mustard seeds. When it gets spluttered, pour this tempering on prepare dhokla.
- Garnish this with grated coconut and coriander leaves.
- Serve this with stir fried green chilies and green chutney.
- Your tasty and healthy rava dhokla is ready to enjoy.
Variations
There are plenty of varieties of dhokla, and you can make so many different variations of dhokla. I am sharing few other popular options here.
Khaman dhokla
This is one of the most popular variety of dhokla. Khaman dhokla is made by gram flour ( besan). You need to take 2 cup gram flour in a bowl, and then mixed salt, green chili-ginger paste, little oil, sugar, and lemon crystals 1 teaspoon ( nimbu ka satt) in it. Mixed all things properly. At the end, add soda bio carb or fruit salt (¼ teaspoon) in it. Steam it for 15-20 minutes. When it gets cooked properly, allow this to cool down and add tempering like we had added in rava dhokla.
Watch this video to learn more about Khaman dhokla
Rice- black gram dhokla
This one is fermented variety of dhokla. it is made with rice and back gram ( urad dal). For making this, take 1 cup rice and ¼ cup black gram (urad dal) and soak this for 3-4 hours, and grind this mixture by adding little water. Put this mixture for fermentation for 7-8 hours. When it gets fermented, all green chili-ginger paste, salt, ¼ cup curd, soda bio- carb ¼ teaspoon. Mixed all these things properly and put on steamer. And cook it like other dhokla and add the tempering at the end.
Watch this to learn more about rice and urad dal dhokla
Sandwich dhokla
Sandwich dhokla is an interesting version of routine dhokla. In this, a green chutney layer is used in between two layers of dhokla. And you can try this method with all other types of dhokla, like rava dhokla, rice-lentil dhokla and with khaman dhokla. First prepare your dhokla batter and also prepare green chutney. Spread out one layer of dhokla in plate and allow this to cook for 7-8 minutes, now spread the layer of green chutney and spread another layer of dhokla batter. And steam this again for 10-15 minutes. Add tempering at the end, your tasty sandwich dhokla is ready to enjoy.
Watch this video to learn more about sandwich dhokla.
So, these are some healthy and tasty varieties of dhokla. Which one is your favorite? Please share with me.
It’s all for now, will share another healthy recipe in the next post.
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I rather enjoy eating and making Dhokli.This made me hungry !
Dhokla wow that is super instant food item to get ready, I alwayz make all three dhoklas khaman, rava and rice nad black gram, but never tried sandwich dhokla it looks so tempting, I am adding this one on my soon to try recipes list, images looks so tempting Surbhi!
yes, i also feel the same when writing and sharing this. thanks a lot dear for your visit.
Thanks a lot dear Archana, I am glad you liked it.
I have always made with gram flour. Shall try this. I feel like making it right away after seeing the pictures.
We had it yesterday only. I like sandwich dhokla as well. Somehow, besan dhokla feels heavy to me. I sometimes make mixed daal or moong daal dhokla as well.
I had not tried this with moong dal, will try soon. thanks a lot alpana for your suggestion.
Dhokala is an all time favourite at end. And I love to cook it as well as it’s easy and hassle free.
Had heard about the Rava dhokala but have not tried it yet. With your easy to follow recipe, I am planning to make it for breakfast tomorrow.
Yes anagha, it is easy to make and healthy too. thanks a lot dear for your visit.
Thanks Shubhra, would love to know your experience. thanks a lot for your visit dear.
I love dhokla. Thanks for sharing the recipe. I think i should stop reading your posts at night because I feel hungry and i go to sleep thinking about food. Hehe. Thank you for the lovely recipes and the pictures.
ha ha..I unserstand this arushi..and it happens with me too. thanks a lot for your visit dear.
Dhokla – anytime every-time. I often make of besan i.e. khaman, but rava never tried.
Have once tried sandwich dhokla and it was yumm with chutney layers.
All pics are tempting and make me crave for dhokla now.
I love all your recipes Surbhi.they are so different and healthy. I have neve made dhokla at home.. will try it out soon
thanks simrit, i am glad you liked the series.
Yes Pragun, it is always tempting. thanks a lot dear for your visit.
I love dhoklas… both besan and rava! Have made only besan ones at home. Will try your recipe for rawa dhokla! The sandwich dhokla looks so yum!
I love khaman Dhokla but was not aware of sandwich or black gram dhokla. Good post , Surbhi.
Thanks shilpa. would love to know your experience when you tried it. thanks a lot dear for your visit.
Ahh lovely. Dhokla, a very yummy snacks. My mom cooks dhokla we love it. But today I frst saw the sandwich dhokla. Interesting. Thanks for sharing Dr. Surbhi.
This is nice. You gave me easy and quick options for evening snacks.
Thanks Ujjwal. i am glad you liked it
Thanks swarnali, I am glad you liked the recipe.
Wow I didn’t know there were so many variations of dhokla! I would love to try the dhokla sandwich.
Would love to know your experience Noor, when you tried it. thanks a lot dear for your visit
Your dhoklas look so purrfect Surbhi..mine are always soggy or hard..am going to try ut your recipes..thank you for shring this
Thanks a lot harjeet ji, your appreciation means a lot to me.
I make dhoklas with besan. I will try out your recipe, thank you for sharing it.
thanks Madhuji, I am glad you liked it
Yet another droolworthy recipe my dear. You know I have never tried making dhokla in my life though I love eating it so much. But now I guess I will with your fab recipe
Thanks dear Roma, I am glad you liked it.
Is it Soda bio carb or soda bicarb? Same as baking soda? It looks yummy and seems really easy too. I’ll definitely try this. 🙂 Thank you for the recipe.
It is baking soda shweta. may be there is typo in post. thanks a lot dear for reading the post and sharing your thoughts.
I had thought so. Thanks for clearing that up. It was a pleasure. 🙂
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