Gujarat
Khaman dhokla
A sponge cake that went savoury and never looked back.
35 minTime
10 gProtein each
mildSpice
Khaman, not dhokla3 chapters · 2 min readMake it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original271kcalsame
10 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
35minutessame
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.
Ingredients
Method
6 steps- 1Whisk besan, rava, half the sugar, half the lemon juice, ginger paste, turmeric, salt, 1 tbsp oil and about 3/4 cup water into a smooth batter. Rest 10 minutes.
- 2Heat water in a steamer and grease a tin.
- 3Add the soda and remaining lemon juice to the batter and whisk in one direction until frothy. Pour into the tin at once and steam.
- 4Check with a toothpick. Cool 5 minutes, then cut into squares.
- 5Heat the remaining oil. Add mustard, sesame, curry leaves, green chilli and asafoetida. Add the remaining water and sugar, boil, then pour over the khaman.
- 6Garnish with coriander and coconut and serve.
Serve it like this
Serve hot from the steamer with chutney and sambar in small bowls on the side.