Muthia Dhokla Recipe
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Gujarati
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Serves: 3
 
Muthia Dhokla Recipe -
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
  • Rice: 1 cup, boiled
  • Bottle gourd (lauki/dhudhi): 1 cup, grated
  • Wheat flour: 1 cup
  • Gram flour: 1/2 cup
  • Maize flour: 1/2 cup (optional)
  • Sorghum flour (Juar/Jowar): 1/2 cup(optional)
  • Pearl millet (Bajra): 1/2 cup(optional)
  • Red chili powder: 1 tablespoon
  • Turmeric powder: 1 teaspoon
  • Sugar: 1 teaspoon (optional)
  • Coriander powder (Dhaniya): 1 tablespoon
  • Soda bi carbonate:1/2 teaspoon
  • Lemon: 2 tablespoon
  • Ginger and Garlic: 1 tablespoon
  • Oil:2 tablespoon
  • Coriander (Cilantro): 1/2 cup, chopped
For Tempering
  • Oil:1 tablespoon
  • Sesame seeds: 1 tablespoon
  • Mustard seeds:1 teaspoon
  • Curry leaves:6 leaf
  • Bay leaf: 1/2 leaf
  • Dry red chili: 1 chili
  • Salt: to taste
Instructions
To Steam Muthia Dhokla
  1. Rinse the rice and boil them in rice cooker/pan. While the rice is boiling wash and grate the bottle gourd (lauki).
  2. Once the rice is boiled, drain excess water & let it cool down.
  3. In the bowl take boiled rice and grated bottle gourd(lauki) and add in all the masala: red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, sugar, salt to taste and oil.
  4. Add soda bi carbonate (baking soda) and on top of it pour the lemon juice. By doing this muthia dhokla will become soft. Mix all the ingredients well.
  5. Now it is time to add in all the flour: Wheat flour, gram flour, maize flour, sorghum flour (jowar) and pearl millet (bajra) flour. Note: Do not add water to the mixture just add little by little flour and mix till you can make it thick consistency.
  6. Add the fresh chopped coriander leaves and mix it well.
  7. Take a portion of dhokla mix & make it into oval shape by your hand.
  8. One by one repeat the process for remaining dhokla mixture.
  9. It is time to steam our muthia dhokla . Place all the muthia dhokla plate in the steamer and steam for about 30 min on low flame .
  10. Steamed Dhokla is ready.
To Temper Dhokla
  1. Cut the steamed muthia dhokla into approx 1 centimeter slices.
  2. In pan add oil and mustard seeds & let it temper, once tempered add the bay leaf, dry red chili, curry leaves and sesame seed .
  3. Put in the steamed dhokla and mix it well and cook for about 10 min.
  4. Muthia dhokla is ready. Serve hot with tea, ketchup or chutney.
Recipe by WeRecipes at https://werecipes.com/muthia-dhokla-recipe-dudhi-muthia-dhokla/