Tricolour Dhokla with Chashni Tampering

January 17, 2019 Shubhra Food 0

Dhokla is a famous vegetarian recipe of (Gujarat) India. It is traditionally prepared with gram flour, but you can also prepare it with Suji (Semolina) and curd by fermenting it. But here I am using the batter of Rice and lentils. Lets learn how to add embellishment in this recipe and cook Tricolour Dhokla, also the tampering being used is a liquid syrup similar to those found in the market.

Tricolour Dhokla with Chashni Tampering

For Tricolour Dhokla

1 Cup Rice
1/2 Cup Chana Dal (Bangal gram lentils/ Split yellow pea lentils)
1/2 Cup Split black lentils
1 tbsp Each (Red chilli sauce + Tomato sauce)
2 tbsp Boiled and grind spinach
1 tbsp Curd
1 tbsp Sugar
1 tbsp Salt (as per the taste)

For Chashni Tampering

1 tsp Black mustard seeds
1 tbsp Curry leaves
1 tsp Mustard oil
1 Piece Raw sugar( Mishri)
1/4 Cup water

For Tricolour Dhokla

Take overnight soaked rice and lentils, wash them and stain them.
Add 2 tbsp of water and grind them to from a smooth paste.
Add salt, sugar & curd into the batter and mix them well, put the batter aside for an hour or two so that it can get fermented
Take three separate bowls and put the batter.
Add sauces for saffron colour and spinach paste for green colour, let the white batter as it is.
Prepare the steamer, in a wok place a bowl filled with water and pour extra water in the wok.
Place the greased cake tin above the bowl.
Add the green colored batter in the cake tin and cover it and cook for few minutes.
Check it with a skewer whether it is done or not.
Add white batter into it.
Cover it and cook for few minutes, then check whether it is cooked or not.
Similarly add saffron colored batter into it, cover and cook it.
Finally check whether it is cooked or not again inserting a skewer.
Dhokla is ready.