Never skip your breakfast is you don’t want to put on weight. Not eating the important meal of the day can have an adverse effect on your health.
So wake up to this simple Gujarati breakfast.
Dhokla
While this Gujarati delicacy is often served as a snack, it makes a wonderful breakfast option too. The traditional recipe calls for the use of gram flour. However, I have used moong flour in my recipe. And, to enrich its nutritional value, I have added grated carrots too. These are rich in iron and protein, plus offer a good dose of folic acid.
Ingredients:
Split green gram dal [Moong dal] – 1 cup
Bengal gram flour – 2 tsp
Green chilies – 5, slit lengthwise
Carrots – 2 tbsp, finely grated
Kasuri methi – 2 tbsp
Low fat curd – 2 tbsp
Asafetida – ½ tsp
Fruit salt – 2 tsp
Salt – to taste
Grated coconut – 2 tbsp
Curry leaves – 10
Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
Oil – 1 tsp
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Directions:
Wash moong dal thoroughly with water and soak in clean water for about 2 hours.
Transfer to a colander and allow to drain.
Add drained dal and 3 green chilies to a blender and blend to a smooth paste with very little water.
Transfer dal paste to a mixing bowl.
Add gram flour, carrot, curd, salt, and asafetida and mix thoroughly.
Halve the mixture.
Dissolve 1 tsp fruit in 2 tsp water and mix to one half of the mixture.
As the mixture bubbles, grease a 7 inch thali and transfer the mixture into it.
Swirl the thali to ensure even spreading of the mixture.
Place in the steamer for about 10 minutes or until a teaser inserted comes out clean.
Transfer to a plate, cool, and slice into squares.
Repeat the same with rest of the mixture also.
In a preheated pan, heat oil.
Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and allow to splutter.
Add the leftover green chilies and curry leaves to this mixture and sauté for a second.
Arrange the sliced dhoklas on a large plate and garnish with coconut shavings.
Pour the seasoned mixture over the garnished dhoklas and serve alongside dates chutney and mint chutney.
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