Actually, water chestnut flour can be eaten during fast and it is also very beneficial for health. It is rich in iron, calcium and fiber. It is light to digest and also keeps the stomach full for a long time. When a soft and spongy thing like Dhokla is made from this flour, its taste also becomes special.
Essential Material:
Water chestnut flour – 1 cup
Curd – ½ cup (not sour)
Rock salt – as per taste
Green chili – 1 finely chopped
Ginger – ½ tsp (grated)
Ino or baking soda – ½ tsp
Lemon juice – 1 tsp
Water – as required
Oil – 1 tsp (for tempering)
Curry Leaf – Some leaves
Rye – ½ tsp
Green coriander – to decorate
Prepare the batter
Take water chestnut flour in a bowl. Add curd to it and prepare a slightly thick batter by adding water as per the need. Add rock salt, ginger and green chili to it and mix it well.
Now keep this batter covered for 15 minutes. Then add ino or baking soda and lemon juice and mix it lightly. As soon as the batter starts bloating, immediately put it in a grown plate or mold.
Steam
Heat water in Dhokla steamer or cooker. When the water starts boiling, then keep the mold in it and cover it and steam on medium flame for 15-20 minutes.
Heat a little oil in a small pan. Add mustard seeds, then add curry leaves. Pour this tempering on the prepared dhokla. Sprinkle green coriander over above.
Serve
When the dhokla cools down slightly, cut it into square pieces and serve it with coconut chutney or fasting coriander-udder chutney.
-Bater should not be too thin or else Dhokla spongy will not be made.
-If if not ino, then baking soda and lemon juice is sufficient.
To increase the cosmopolit, you can also put grated coconut from above.
In the fast of Sawan, the same fruits and potatoes can be boring daily, so Singhade flour dhokla is a delicious and healthy option. It is light for the stomach, easy to make and also attractive to look. If you also want to try something new, then this time make this dhokla in the spring and get a lot of praise by feeding the family members.