easy rava dhokla recipe | instant sooji dhokla recipe | suji ka dhokla

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 30 minutes
  • Cook time: 12 minutes
  • Total time: 42 minutes
  • Yield: 21 pieces
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

for rava dhokla:

  • 1 cup rava / bombay rava / semolina / sooji
  • 1 cup thick curd / yogurt (slightly sour)
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp ginger / adrak (grated)
  • 1 tsp chili paste
  • 2 tsp oil
  • salt to taste
  • ¼ cup water (or as required)
  • 1 tsp eno fruit salt or ¾ tsp baking soda

for tempering:

  • 2 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds / rai
  • ½ tsp jeera / cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp sesame seeds / til
  • pinch of hing / asafoetida
  • few curry leaves
  • 2 green chili (slit)
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)

Method

  1. firstly, in a large mixing bowl take rava and curd.
  2. additionally add sugar, ginger, chili paste and salt.
  3. mix well to form a thick batter.
  4. rest for 30 minutes or till rava absorbs moisture.
  5. further add water as required and mix well.
  6. get the dhokla to idli batter consistency.
  7. additionally add eno fruit salt.
  8. mix gently till the batter turns frothy.
  9. transfer to the greased plate.
  10. steam the dhokla batter for 12 minutes.
  11. prepare the tempering by heating oil.
  12. further add mustard seeds, jeera, sesame seeds and hing.
  13. once the mustard seeds splutter add in curry leaves and green chili.
  14. saute for a while and once the tempering splutters spread the tempering over dhokla.
  15. also sprinkle coriander leaves.
  16. and cut the dhokla to desired shape.
  17. finally serve soft and spongy rava dhokla with green chutney.

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.