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Green Moong Dhokla

Course Party Appetizer/ Breakfast
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
  

For Dhokla

  • 1 cup Whole Green Moong washed and soaked overnight
  • 1 inch piece Ginger
  • 2 Jalapenos
  • Approximately 1 cup water for grinding
  • 1/3 cup Sooji/ Semolina/ Cream of wheat
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • juice of half lemon/Lime
  • 11/2 tsp Eno/Fruit Salt
  • Salt to taste

for the Tarka/Vaghar

  • 2 tsp Oil
  • 11/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1 tsp Sesame Seeds
  • 6 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 200 ml Water
  • 2-3 Green Chilies chopped
  • 8-10 Curry Leaves

Instructions
 

  • Drain the Moong, Rinse in fresh water.
  • Grind first 4 ingredients in blender till smooth.
  • Grease a 9 inch cake pan with oil. Put a pan with water for steaming to boil.
  • To the ground Moong, add all the remaining ingredients for Dhokla, except Eno.
  • When water in the pan is boiling and ready, mix Eno to the Moong and IMMEDIATELY put in pan to steam for 15 minutes
  • Take out of steaming pan and let it cool completely.
  • Now prepare Tarka/Vaghar
  • Heat Oil. Add 11/2 tsp Mustard seeds and Sesame seeds, let them splutter.
  • Add chopped Green chilies and Curry Leaves.
  • Stir and add Sugar, Salt and Water.
  • Cut Dhokla and pour Tarka on top.
  • Garnish with grated Coconut and chopped Cilantro.

Notes

200 ml water may seem like a lot, it will all get absorbed by Dhokla. When you first pour Tarka with water, it seems watery but don't put less, its all taken in by the Dhokla.
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