Mug Dhokla

A quick and easy, steamed savory cake made with a mixture of gram flour, yogurt, and spices, typically flavored with ginger, chili, and curry leaves, often served as a snack or appetizer. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

By Sanjeev Kapoor 11 Feb 2020 in Recipes Course

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Main Ingredients	Gram flour (besan), Yogurt
Cuisine	Gujarati
Course	Snacks and Starters
Prep Time	6-10 minutes
Cook time	0-5 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Spicy
Level of Cooking	Easy
Others	Veg

Ingredients

1 cup gram flour (besan)
1 cup yogurt
¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon ginger-green chilli paste
2 tablespoons oil
½ teaspoon fruit salt
½ teaspoon mustard seeds
8-10 curry leaves
2 dried red chillies sliced diagonally
1 inch ginger chopped
½ teaspoon asafoetida

Method

Take gram flour in a mixing bowl, add yogurt, turmeric powder, salt, ½ tsp sugar, ginger-green chilli paste and 1 tbsp oil and whisk well. Add ¼ cup water and whisk again to make a smooth batter.
Add fruit salt and mix well. Pour this batter into a mug and cook in the microwave on high heat for 2½ minutes.
For tempering, heat the remaining oil in a non-stick pan, add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add curry leaves, red chillies, ginger and asafoetida and sauté for a few seconds. Add sugar and ¼ cup water and mix well.
Remove the mug from the microwave, pour the tempering on top. Serve.

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