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Instant Khatta Dhokla

Katta Dhokla, a Gujarati savory cake made by steaming fermented batter made of rice and uraddal. We can make this yummy snack with left over idli batter. Idli batter is flavored with green chili, ginger, lemon juice and pepper. Relish this yummy cake with Green chutney!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dinner, Evening Tiffen, Kids Lunch Box, Snack
Cuisine: Gujarati, North Indian
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 80kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • Tray/ Cake Tin

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Idli Batter
  • 1 tbsp Green Chili- Ginger Paste
  • 1 tsp Lemon Juice
  • tbsp Oil ½ tsp for Greasing
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Pepper Powder
  • 1 tsp Eno Salt  If not available use 1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • Coriander Leaves For Garnishing

Instructions

  • Grease a tray or cake tin with oil and set it aside.
  • In a mixing bowl, take idli batter. Add ginger-green chilli paste, oil, salt and lemon juice and stir well.
  • Just before we plan to steam cook, add eno fruit salt or baking soda and wait till the bubble starts to come. Then stir once gently to combine the batter well. Do not refrigerate the batter after adding eno salt or baking soda.
  • Pour the dhokla in the greased tray. Sprinkle pepper powder and steam cook for 10-12 minutes in high flame or till the skewer comes out clean.
  • Allow the steam cooked Dhokla to cool off completely. The using a bread knife loosen the sides. Keep a plate on top the tray and just flip the plates
  • Cut into desired shapes and serve with green Chutney.
  • The delicious Instant Khatta Dhokla is now ready to serve!

Nutrition

Serving: 20g | Calories: 80kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 320mg