Vaati Daal Dhokla

Vaati Dal Dhokla is a popular n tasty Dhokla made from soaked and crushed Split Chickpeas. It is very healthy and fresh, that is prepared from soaked Split Chickpeas (Chana Daal) unlike the Khaman, which is made of gram flour. It needs little preparation and careful cooking, so let's get started.

Ingredients

For Batter,
- (for 2 people) 1 Cup Chana Daal (Split Chickpeas) soaked for at least 6 hours
- 1/2 Cup Curd, 10-15 Fenugreek Seeds, Salt per taste, 1/2 Lime
- 1/2 tsp Ginger - Chili Paste, Oil, 1 tsp Fruit Salt, 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder

For Tadka (Tempering),
- 2 tbsp Oil, Mustard Seeds, Curry Leaves, Asafoetida, Shredded Coconut

Here's the Recipe,

First of all we will prepare the Batter,
- Wash and soak the Chana Daal for 6 hours.
- Again wash it thoroughly, under running water for 5 times, so the Daal leaves raw smell.
- Coarsely crush the Daal, if needed add few spoon of water.
- Add 1/2 cup yogurt to batter, and crush again to just mix it.


- Take the mixture out in big bowl, sprinkle few fenugreek seeds and let it ferment for 8 hours.


Once fermented, add ginger chili paste, turmeric powder, salt, 1 tsp oil and lemon to the batter, mix it well.


- Take a big plate for steaming and grease the plate with little oil.
- Just before steaming, add the fruit salt to the batter, stir it and pour the batter for steaming.


- Steam cook it for around 15 mins, keep checking the Dhokla by poking a tooth pick or knife.


For Tempering / Tadka,
- Heat oil, add mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves, let it crackle.
- Cut the dhokla in any shape you like and pour the Tadka evenly on the Dhokla.
- Garnish it with fresh cilantro leaves, shredded coconut and enjoy with Chutney.