Instant Khaman Dhokla

A famous snacks sold in every street of Gujarat, it is no longer restricted to that region…ite is readily available in every part of the countray. People love these yummy dhoklas as a breakfast, snack or as a farsaan (savoury accompaniment) in the lunch or dinner menu. We made it in a jiffy using besan, but it can also be made by socking and grinding chana dal. These versatile dhoklas can be steamed in a traditional dhoklas steamer and made from besan and soji.

Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 12 to 15 minutes
Serve 4 to 5
Ingredients :
1 cup besan (Bengal gram flour)
1 cup semolina (rawa/soji)
6 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp ginger-green chilli paste
1 tbsp citric acid (nimbu ke phool) or 2 tbsp lemon juice
Salt to taste
2 tbsp fruit salt
½ tbasp oil for greasing

Ingredients for temper:
11/2 tbsp mustard seeds (rai/sarson)
4 tbsp oil
2 tbsp sesame seeds (til)
2 green chillies, finely chopped
A pinch of asafetida ( Hing)
5-6 curry leaves (kadi patta)

Method:
Step 1: Cut chillies and ginger and blend in a mixer.

Step 2: Take the besan in a bowl and add semolina. (here I add same quantity of besan or semolina but you add as your taste and it better for only 3 tbsp semolina with 2 cup besan).
Step 3: Add sugar, salt, ginger-green chilli paste and mix well.


Step 4: Adding water as required (approximately 2 cup) to make a thick batter.

Step 5: Mix these entire ingredient with water very nicely.

Step 6: Just before steaming, sprinkle the fruit salt and lemon juice over it.

Step 7: When the bubbles form, mix gently.
Step 8: Pour the batter immediately into a greased 4” diameter pre heat thali and shake the thali clockwise to spread the batter in an even layer.


Step 9: Steam in a steamer for 10 to 12 minutes or till the dhoklas are cooked.


Step 10: Cool slightly and cut into square shape. Keep aside.

Step 11: Heat the oil in a small vessel.

Step 12: Add mustard seeds when the seeds crackle, add asafetida, mix well. Saute on medium flame for few seconds.


Step 13: Adding sesame seeds, green chillies and curry leaves, mix well. Turn off the flame.


Step 14: Pour this tempering over the cut dhoklas.

Step 15: Serve immediately garnished with coriander.

For Variation:
SOYA Kahamn dhokla:
To add health quotient to dhokla, modify the flour used, use 1½ cup of besan along with ½ cup of soya flour and follow the same procedure as given for khaman dhokla.

Merry Christmas and Khajoor Milk shake, The Richest Girl...

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A yummy and delicious Date (khajoor) shake. Filled with the healthy flavor of dates, this nutritious shake provides you a rich diet. To enrich your Ramadan with the benefits of date-fruit, try this shake right away.

Dates or Khajoor are valuable as medicine for their tonic effect. Being easily digested, they are very useful for supplying energy and repairing waste. Milk in which clean and fresh dates have been boiled is a very nourishing and restorative drink to children and adults alike, especially during convalescence.

Ingredients:

4-5 pieces of khajoor (dates)

150 ml simple milk

3-4 kaju (cashews)

4-5 almond

1-tbsp sugar

Method:

Step 1: Deseed the khajoor and cut dry- fruit in to small pieces.

Step 2: Add milk in khajoor pieces.

Step 3: Soak khajoor for half an hour in milk.

Step 4: In a blender put khajoor and quarter portion of milk and blend it to a thick cream.

Step 5: Add another milk and sugar, and blend properly.

Step 6: Place it in bowl and add chopped dry-fruit in it.

Step 7: Keep them refrigerated for 2 hours, If you like chilled otherwise serve in room temperature.

Step 8: Pour into glass and spread kaju-badam on the top.

The Richest Girl

One day, One girl was wandering in the forest thinking about and

missing his beloved.

Santa was looking down upon the earth looking for a soul to torment.

He saw girl wandering alone in the forest and flew down to meet him.

Santa said: “Why you, I have been looking for you”.

A startled Girl asked: “What do you want?”

Santa said: “What do I want?, Girl, please, I have a wonderful offer for YOU”.

Girl replied: “Thanks, but I am not interested”.

Santa said: “Why Girl, you haven’t even heard what I have to offer. I could make you very wealthy!!”

Girl replied: “You don’t say”.

Santa said: “Yes, I will make you quite wealthy! You will be rich beyond your dreams!”

Girl replied: “Excuse me if I sound suspicious, but there wouldn’t happen to be a catch?”

Santa said: “Girl I am offering you so much!! All you have to do is give up your love for you and I will make you rich beyond your dreams.”

Girl Smiled.

Santa saw the smile and said: “See Girl, I knew you would like my offer.”

Girl smile broadened and she replied: “You don’t understand. Santa, I am Not interested in your offer. With my friend LOVE, I ALREADY AM rich Girl beyond my dreams.”

Ladoo recipe from Gud

Happy Winter with lot FUN!!

One of the blog friend Harsha ask me about the recipe of ladoo from GUD…

This is for you HARSHA.

We make this type ladoo in winter from leftover rotis. This is very good in winter and very easy to make with 2-3 minutes. Good lunch-box for kids in winter.

Ingredients:

4 leftover rotis

3-4 tbsp ghee

1\4 cup Gud

Method:

Step 1: Breaks the roti into small pieces otherwise crush into mixture. (I taken 4 rotis)

Step 2: Take a pan and heat the 3-4 tbsp ghee in law flame.

Step 3: Add ¼-cup gud and in ghee.

Step 4: Melt the gud in ghee in law flame and take care of that gud color is not change while that.

Step 5: when gud melt properly then add crush roti mixer in it.

Step 6: Turn off the flame. Take out the soggy mixer.

Step 7: Given shape of ladoo with hands otherwise press in bowl and given the shape as you like.

If you like to make the laddo from gud in another way …Just click here and in this process I use sugar. You use Gud instead of sugar and makes very good ladoo with dry fruit and coconut then it is best for health.

For My friend…