Chilli Dhokla

Ingredients list for Chilli Dhokla

• 3 cups Rice
• 1 cup Split Black gram
• 1 cup Yogurt
• 1 teaspoon Green chilli ground
• 1 teaspoon Ginger ground
• to taste Salt
• 6-8 cloves Garlic chopped
• 1 large Onion chopped
• 6-8 Green chillies sliced
• 1 large Green capsicum 1 inch cubes
• 1 tablespoon Chilli sauce
• 1 tablespoon Cornflour/ corn starch
• 1/2 teaspoon Black peppercorns crushed
• a few Spring onion greens chopped sprigs

Method

1. Combine rice and urad dal and dry grind to a coarse powder. In a large vessel combine the rice and urad dal powder, yogurt along with a little warm water to make a thick batter. Cover tightly and leave to ferment for at least twelve hours.
2. Add the ground chillies and ginger, salt and cooking soda mixed with two tablespoons of water to the fermented batter and mix gently. Boil water in the steamer/boiler. Grease the dhokla platter or a thali.
3. Pour two to three ladlefuls of batter into the greased thali and steam it in the steamer for eight to ten minutes. Check by inserting a knife. If it comes out clean, it is cooked. When cool cut into one and a half inch sized cubes.
4. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai and deep fry till golden and crisp. Drain onto an absorbent paper and set aside. Heat one tablespoon of oil in a wok, add chopped garlic and stir fry briefly, add onion cubes and sliced green chillies.
5. Continue to stir-fry for a couple of minutes. Add capsicum and stir. Mix together soy sauce, chilli sauce and cornstarch and add. Add crushed peppercorn and the fried dhoklas and cook on high heat for a minute tossing continuously.
6. Serve hot garnished with chopped spring onion greens.

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