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Moong Dal Dhokla

By Neha Mathur

5 from 6 votes

on Nov 25, 2014, Updated Jun 04, 2020

Moong Dal Dhokla is a popular Gujarati snack or farsaan. Serve it with Adrak Wali Chai for breakfast and see how everyone loves savouring them! Here is simple step by step recipe to make Moong dal Dhokla.

What is Dhokla?

Dhokla is a popular Gujarati snack. When it comes to the Gujarati cuisine, I have already prepared, savoured and loved feasting on Gujarati Kadhi and even Green Mango Kadhi during summer.

Flattened by the versatility of Gujarati dishes, I wanted to explore the flavors of some more dishes and hence, I ended up preparing Moong Dal Dhokla the other day.

Usually, dhokla is prepared from rice but as moong dal is light on stomach and quite good for digestion, preparing Moong Dal Dhokla is quite a healthy option.

Along with moong dal, I had even used besan to enhance its flavour. Moreover, to make it mildly tangy and fluffy, I had added curd.

Process

After mixing all the ingredients for the batter, I added a pinch of Eno to make the Dhokla fluffier. All I had to do was steam the  batter and my Moong Dal Dhokla got ready within 15-20 minutes.

If you don’t have ENO, you can also use baking soda in it’s place.

And the tadka of mustard seeds, curry leaves, green chillies et al took no time to crackle. I quickly assembled piping hot, steamed dhokla and garnished with the tadka and served it along with Adrak Wali Chai to my family.

If you don’t have  a dhokla steamer, you can steam this dhokle in any way you prefer. Even a idli mould works like a chram for this recipe. You will idli shaped dhoklas if you are using a idli mould.

I am sure you are tempted to taste some Moong Dal Dhokla as well, right? Why don’t you read my easy recipe for preparing it and whisk up some batter to steam some fluffy Moong Dal Dhokla, eh? Here you go:

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Step by Step Recipe

Wash the moong dal and soak in enough water for 3-4 hours.

Drain the water and grind the moong dal to make a fine paste. Use little water if required. The batter should be pouring in consistency like dosa batter. ( The consistency of the batter is very important to make perfect Dhokla )

Add besan and curd and mix well. Cover the dal mixture and keep aside for 2-3 hours.

Add salt and turmeric powder and mix well.

Now add ENO in the batter and mix well.

Pour the batter in the greased Dhokla pan.

Steam for 15-20 minutes until done.

Cut the dhokla in cubes.

For the tadka, heat oil in a pan.

Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and curry leaves and let them crackle for a few seconds.

Add water, salt, sugar, lemon juice and green chilli in the tadka and bring the mixture to a boil.

Pour the tadka over the Dhokla.

5 from 6 votes

Moong Dal Dhokla

By: Neha Mathur

Moong Dal Dhokla is a popular Gujarati snack. Serve them with Adrak Wali Chai for breakfast and see how everyone loves savouring them!

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 20 minutes mins

Total: 30 minutes mins

Servings: 4 people

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 200 g Dhuli Moong Ki Dal
• ▢ 2 teaspoon Besan
• ▢ 2 tablespoon Curd
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ 1 pouch ENO

For the Tadka

• ▢ 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
• ▢ 15-20 Curry leaves
• ▢ ½ cup Water
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Sugar
• ▢ 2 teaspoon Lemon juice
• ▢ 2 Green chilli (Slit into half)

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Instructions 

• Wash the moong dal and soak in enough water for 3-4 hours.
• Drain the water and grind the moong dal to make a fine paste.
• Use little water if required.
• The batter should be pouring in consistency like dosa batter. ( The consistency of the batter is very important to make perfect Dhokla )
• Add besan and curd and mix well.
• Cover the dal mixture and keep aside for 2-3 hours.
• Add salt and turmeric powder and mix well.
• Grease a Dhokla pan and keep water for boiling in the pan.
• Add ENO in the batter and mix well.
• Pour the batter in the greased Dhokla pan and steam for 15-20 minutes until done.
• Let the dhokla rest for 15 minutes in the pan and then remove it from the pan.
• Cut the dhokla in cubes.
• For the tadka, heat oil in a pan.
• Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and curry leaves and let them crackle for a few seconds.
• Add water, salt, sugar, lemon juice and green chilli in the tadka and bring the mixture to a boil.
• Pour the tadka over the Dhokla.
• Serve hot with coriander and mint chutney.

Nutrition

Calories: 236kcal, Carbohydrates: 35g, Protein: 14g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Sodium: 374mg, Potassium: 512mg, Fiber: 16g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 160IU, Vitamin C: 81.2mg, Calcium: 44mg, Iron: 4.1mg

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