White Dhokla

Ingredients 

• ¼ cup rice, soaked for 10-15 minutes and drained                        
• ½ cup split skinless black gram (dhuli urad dal), soaked and drained 
• ½ cup yogurt
• 2 teaspoons ginger-green chilli paste             
• A pinch fruit salt        
• Salt to taste            
• Oil for greasing 
• Crushed black peppercorns to taste

Method

1. Grind together rice and split black gram alongwith ½ cup water into smooth and thick batter. Transfer in a bowl. 
2. Add yogurt to the batter and mix well. Cover and set aside to ferment for 7-8 hours. 
3. Heat some water in a steamer. Cover and let the water boil.
4. Add ginger-green chilli paste, fruit salt and salt and mix well. 
5. Grease a steel plate with some oil and pour the batter filling ½ of it, spread evenly and tap.  
6. Sprinkle some crushed peppercorns on top, place the plate in hot steamer, cover and steam for 10 minutes. Remove from steamer.
7. Cut into diamonds, demould and serve hot.