Khata Dhokla

Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cooking Time: 40 mins
Makes 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups rice (chawal)
• 3/4 cup urad dal (split black lentils)
• 1/3 cup sour curds (khatta dahi)
• 6 to 8 green chillies
• 25 of ginger (adrak)
• 3/4 tsp soda bi-carb
• 3 tbsp oil
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
• 1 tbsp coarsely pounded black peppercorns (kalimirch) (kalimirch)
• salt to taste

Method

1. Wipe the rice and urad dal with a wet cloth, mix and grind dry coarsely (like semolina). Alternatively, soak the rice and urad dal overnight in plenty of water and grind in a mixer the next day.
2. Add the sour curds and hot water and make into a thick paste.
3. Leave to ferment for at least 6 to 7 hours.
4. Make a paste of the green chillies and ginger.
5. Now add to the batter the soda bi-carb, oil, asafoetida, green chilli paste and salt and mix well.
6. Apply a little oil to a metal thali (flat metal plate with low rim). Pour enough batter so as to fill half the height of the thali. This should ordinarily be about 1/2 teacup for a small thali.
7. Sprinkle a little ground pepper on top.
8. Steam for about 10 minutes.
9. Cut into pieces and serve with raw oil and green chutney.