Rava dhokla recipe, Instant rava dhokla

Rava dhokla is an easy and filling snack that can be prepared easily at home. Quick video, step wise pictures post.

I thought rava dhokla to be same as rava idli and did not want to try it out. Today thought of giving it a try (adapted from here) as it is easy and was wanting to post something in blog. It turned out delicious than I expected. I may be biased as I love all items prepared with sooji/ rava. Infact loved it more than the instant besan dhokla.

Vj too loved it, to my surprise. The sugar water we pour along with tadka is really a game changer. I love the ginger and chilli paste we add in the batter along with lemon juice. Have used eno for this, you can sure replace it with cooking soda. We ate it as such but it goes well with green chutney, you must have guessed it. I wanted it to be white, but because of my chilli paste mixture, it became a different colour than I had in mind.

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Rava dhokla

Rava dhokla is an easy and filling snack that can be prepared easily at home. Quick video, step wise pictures post.

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Resting time 15 minutes

Servings 26 pieces

Equipments (Amazon Affiliate links)

• Idli steamer

Cup measurements

Ingredients

• 1 cup Rava semolina/ sooji
• 1/2 cup curd/ plain yogurt
• 1/2 cup water or as needed
• 1/2 tsp eno fruit salt or cooking soda
• 1 tsp green chilli ginger paste I ground 3 chilli, a 1 inch piece ginger with little water
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• Salt as needed

To temper

• 2 tsp oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2-3 tbsp water

Instructions

• Mix rava, curd and green chilli ginger paste in a mixing bowl. Keep aside for 15 mins.
• After 15 mins, add salt, lemon juice, eno and water (approx 1/2 cup) as needed and make a thick batter.
• Side by side boil water in a steamer.
• Grease a flat base vessel that would fit into your steamer. I used my cooker vessel.
• Pour the prepared batter. Tap gently few times.
• Once water boils in steamer, keep inside and cook for 12 mins or until the knife inserted the dhokla comes out clean.
• Cool down for 5 mins. Loosen up the sides and invert over a plate. Tap gently to un-mould.
• Heat a kadai with oil, splutter mustard and add a sprig of curry leaves. Fry until crisp.
• Add water, sugar and stir well to dissolve.Pour over the dhokla all over. Cut into squares to serve.

Video

Notes

• Instead of eno, you can use 1/2 tsp cooking soda.
• Make dhokla as soon as you mix eno.
• You can use white plain eno or the green lemon flavour one.

Rava dhokla method:

1. Mix rava, curd and green chilli ginger paste in a mixing bowl. Keep aside for 15 mins.
   
2. After 15 mins, add salt, lemon juice, eno and water (approx 1/2 cup) as needed and make a thick batter.
   
3. Side by side boil water in a steamer.
4. Grease a flat base vessel that would fit into your steamer. I used my cooker vessel. Pour the prepared batter. Tap gently few times.
5. Once water boils in steamer, keep inside and cook for 12 mins.
   
6. Until the knife inserted the dhokla comes out clean. Cool down for 5 mins. Loosen up the sides.
   
7. Invert over a plate. Tap gently to un-mould. Heat a kadai with oil, splutter mustard and add a sprig of curry leaves. Fry until crisp. Add water, sugar and stir well to dissolve.
   
8. Pour over the dhokla all over. Cut into squares to serve.
   

Serve with Green chutney the best. We loved it as such as it was tangy and sweet both at same time.