Recipe- Healthy To Eat Moong Dal Dhokla

Dhokla is the best snack to serve kids whenever they are hungry. They can have it as breakfast, evening snack, or even as dinner in my house. They can take it in their lunch box also. My kids love to have suji dhokla in their lunch box.

Ingredients

1 cup Moong dhuli dal
1-2 green chilies
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp sugar
¼ tsp turmeric powder/Haldi
a pinch asafoetida/heeng
¼ tsp red chili powder
salt to taste
1 tsp oil
1 tsp Eno fruit salt

For Tempering

1 tbsp oil
a pinch asafoetida/heeng
1 tsp rai/mustard seeds
1 tsp til/sesame seeds
2 green chilies cut lengthwise
Chopped coriander leaves to garnish

Method

TO MAKE MOONG DAL DHOKLA

- Wash and soak moong dal for at least 3-4 hours.

- Blend the soaked dal in the blender with green chilies and ginger.

- Add sugar, Haldi, Heeng, red chili powder, salt, and oil to the batter. Mix everything.

- Get your steamer ready and grease the thali/pan in which you are going to steam the dhokla.

- When the steamer is hot and ready add Eno to the batter. Mix it nicely and immediately shift to the greased thali.

- Steam the dhokla for 12-15 minutes. Let it rest for 2-3 minutes in the steamer and then take out.

For Tempering

- Now prepare the tempering. Heat 1 Tbsp of oil in a kadhai.

- When the oil is hot add rai and til and cook for 2 minutes.

- When they start crackling add green chilies and heeng and cook for another minute.

- Switch off the flame and pour the tempering on prepared dhokla.

- Cut into pieces and serve.