Bread dhokla

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Bread dhokla 

Sudden friends visiting and what do you think of that's different and is with bread? Mind was churning faster and soon thought of doing this dish. Very refreshing and tasty. Serve with imli and green chutney. Could nearly go as dahi vada taste too. Whatever it was... I loved it! 

Ingredients 

10 large slices of bread cut into squares

1 cup yogurt beaten

3- 4 tbsp besan

1 tsp ginger garlic n chilli paste

Salt

1/2 tsp sugar

1 chopped chilli

1 tsp urad dal

1 tsp sesame 

Curry leaves

1 tbsp oil

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

Hing a pinch 

Method 

Cut bread into squares and arrange in a microwave dish.

Best yogurt with 1/2 cup water and besan.

Add salt , sugar, garlic paste. Beat.

Pour on the bread and let them soak.

Cover with film and poke holes in it.

Put into microwave for 6-7 mins and cook on high.

Remove and keep for few mins. 

Heat oil and add hing and mustard seeds.

Add sesame seeds and urad dal and let them color.

Add curry leaves and chopped chilli.

Add 2-3 tbsp water and mix.

Pour over the bread mixture and keep for couple of hours to soak well.

Serve chilled or at room temperature. 

Suji dhokla

My mum seems to cook like a magician. I  have the passion for cooking from her.As a kid of 6 , I saw her cooking with so much passion that I joined her and stood on a little stool by her and watched and helped her where I could. By age 10, I was making a full meal. 

Suji ke dhokle has been her left hand job. I think no one can make them like her. Today I share her recipe here. 

Ingredients

1.5 cups suji

2 tbsp besan ( optional)

1 cup sour curd

1 tbsp oil

1/4 tsp haldi

Pinch of hing

15 gms / 1 tbsp Baking powder 

Salt

For tempering

2 tbsp oil

Pinch of hing

1 tsp mustard seeds

Curry leaves

1 tsp sesame seeds

Few slit green chillies

Lime juice of 1/2 lemon

1 tsp sugar 

Method

Mix all the ingredients for dhokla exceot baking powder. Add enough water to make a thick batter.keep for 30 mins.

Now adjust the thickness of batter and add baking powder and mix well.

Grease a 24" round dhokla tray and keep to steam. Pour the batter and steam on high for about 15 mins.

Stick a knife to see if it comes clean.

Cool for about an hour.

Cut into small squares in the tray.

Heat oil in a pan, add hing, mustard and let them splatter.

Add curry leaves, sesame seeds and green chillies and let them give out aroma.

Pour half a cup of water in it and add heat through with sugar.

Add lime juice and pour over the dhoklas.

Keep for an hour, sprinkle chopped coriander and serve with chutney of your choice.