Sooji/ Rava Dhokla

Sooji/ Rava/Semolina Dhokla, very popular in Gujarati households, is one of the healthiest snack. Since its steamed, it is low in calories. Very filling and a complete meal. An excellent snack idea especially for school/office tiffins, weight watchers and diabetic patients. I surfed through many dhokla recipes, combined them with a few of my variations and came up with this final product. Hope you all like it!!

Sooji takes time to digest so you feel full for a longer time. good source of Vitamin E & B. it is a good source for gaining quick energy.

Ingredients:

Servings - 15 medium pieces

Sooji/Rava - 1 Cup ( I used roasted)

Sour Yogurt/ Curd- 1/2 cup well beaten

Green Chillies - 3 chopped

Ginger - 1" piece chopped finely

Jeera - 1/2 tsp crushed

Oil - 1 tsp (optional)

Eno (fruit salt) - 1 tsp

Lemon juice - 1 1/2 tsp

Water - 1/2 - 3/4 cup

Coriander leaves - 1 tsp chopped

Mint leaves - 1/2 tsp chopped

Seasoning:

Oil - 1 tbsp

Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp

Jeera - 1 tsp

Chillies - Non spicy ones Shallow fried

Coriander leaves - Chopped for garnish

Method:

• Take sooji in a bowl, add 1 tsp of oil and crushed jeera.
• Mix well so that no lumps are formed.
• Take another bowl add the beaten yogurt, chopped green chillies and ginger, coriander and mint leaves, salt, lemon juice and mix well.

• Add this to the semolina mixture along with 1/2 cup water and mix well.
• Batter should be thick pouring consistency.
• Let this rest for 15 -20 minutes.

• Take water in a steamer and boil it. When it boils turn down the flame to medium.
• Add eno to the rested batter and mix gently. You will see the batter foaming up.
• Take a greased dhokla plate or any other deep plate and pour in the batter.
• Pat it so that the batter spreads uniformly.
• Steam for 15 minutes. Check with a fork if it comes out clean the dhokla is done, else keep it for another 5 mins.
• Take a small seasoning pan, heat oil, add mustard seeds and jeera.
• When they crackle pour on the dhokla and cut into desired shapes and serve with a hot cup of tea.
• To shallow fry the chillies,sprinkle salt on them and fry them in 1/2 tsp oil till they change colour ( see the above pic)
• Spread these on the dhokla. They taste delicious.

Note:

• Do not rest batter for long else it will dry up and dokhla will not fluff.
• Best served with a mix of green and tamarind chutney.
• You can add a pinch of turmeric to the batter if you want it to look yellow.
• Use roasted rava for best results.

Happy Cooking!!