Mag Na Dhokla Recipe (Indian Low Fat Recipes)

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups mung (whole green gram)
• 2 green chillies (hari mirchi)
• 1 inch ginger (adrak)
• 1/2 cup fresh dahi (curd)
• 1 tbsp besan (gram flour)
• 3 tbsp rava (suji)
• salt (namak) to taste
• 1 tsp fruit salt
• 1/2 tsp oil for greasing
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai / sarson)
• 1 tsp sesame seeds (til)
• 10 to 12 curry leaves (kadi patta)
• a pinch of asafoetida (hing)

Steps

1. To make mag na dhokla recipe, wash and soak the moong in enough water in a deep bowl for 4 to 6 hours. Drain well and transfer it into a mixer jar, add green chillies, ginger, 1/4 cup water and blend it to a coarse mixture.
2. Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl, add curd, besan, semolina, and salt to taste. Whisk it well.
3. Just before steaming, add 1 tsp fruit salt and 1 tbsp water over the batter.
4. Grease a 175 mm. (7 inch) diameter round tin using ½ tsp of oil and pour the batter into a greased tin.
5. Steam the dhokla in a steamer for 20 to 25 minutes or until done.
6. Meanwhile, for the tempering, heat 1 tbsp oil in a small pan, add mustard seeds, sesame seeds, curry leaves and hing. Sauté for a few seconds and keep it aside.
7. Once the dhokla is cooked, remove and cool it slightly, loosen the sides, demould it and cut it into 15 equal pieces.
8. Pour the tempering over it and spread it evenly.
9. Serve mag na dhokla hot.