Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, dhokla in microwave | instant dhokla recipe | microwave gujarati dhokla is a vegetarian gujurati breakfast, snack made with besan / gram flour, rava / semolina / suji, and turmeric / haldi in about 20 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 16 pieces
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Cuisine: gujurati
Ingredients
for batter:
- 1 cup besan / gram flour
- 2 tbsp rava / semolina / suji
- ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
- ½ tsp ginger paste
- pinch hing / asafoetida
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp oil
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ cup water
- 1 tsp eno fruit salt
other ingredients:
- 3 tsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard
- ½ tsp cumin / jeera
- 1 tsp sesame seeds / til
- few curry leaves
- 2 green chilli (slit)
- pinch of hing / asafoetida
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp coconut (grated)
- 1 tbsp coriander (chopped)
Method
- firstly, in a large mixing bowl take 1 cup besan, 2 tbsp rava and ¼ tsp turmeric.
- also add ½ tsp ginger paste, pinch hing, 1 tsp sugar, 2 tsp oil and ¼ tsp salt.
- add ½ cup water and make a smooth lump free batter.
- allow to rest for 10 minutes later add a tsp of eno fruit salt to batter.
- mix gently till the batter turns frothy and light.
- transfer the dhokla batter immediately to greased tray.
- place in microwave and turn on for 5 minutes on high power.
- cut the dhokla into square pieces or shape of your choice.
- pour the tempering immediately over the dhokla making sure it absorbs completely.
- further sprinkle 2 tbsp coconut and 1 tbsp coriander.
- finally, serve soft and spongy dhokla with green chutney or as it is.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
