Instant khaman/Besan dhokla. Khaman dhokla recipe with step by step photos. Khaman dhokla or khaman as its called is a savory steamed cake made from gram flour (besan). It is soft and fluffy, mildly tangy-sweet and a great snack any time of the day.

Instant Khaman Dhokla is a steamed cake prepared with chickpea flour and spices. A mouth-watering and nutritious Gujarati snack that's healthy and vegan! My khaman dhokla recipe is made with simple pantry ingredients. You can have Instant khaman/Besan dhokla using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Instant khaman/Besan dhokla

It's 1 cup of gram flour (Besan).
It's 1/2 tsp of Baking soda.
It's 4 tsp of Sugar.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of Tatri/nimbu ke phool/citric acid.
You need to taste of Salt.
Prepare 2 tsp of Oil.
You need of For tempering :.
Prepare 4 tsp of Oil.
You need 1 tsp of Mustard seeds.
Prepare 2 tsp of white Sesame seeds.
Prepare leaves of Coriander.
You need 3-4 of Green chilies.

Technically dhokla and khaman are different. Dhokla is made from a fermented batter of ground rice and chana dal. While I enjoy eating food made from fermented batter (see my recipe for idli or vattayappam), I love the fact that I can make this instant khaman dhokla using besan on a whim. Instant Besan Dhokla is a term used to make a point that it can be made pretty quickly and we are proving it here with our tried and tested recipe.

Instant khaman/Besan dhokla step by step

First grease a thali or plate using little oil. Bring 1 glass water to a boil in the steamer/dhokla maker. While it is getting ready prepare the batter..
Take dry ingredients (besan, salt, sugar (2 tsp) citric acid) in a bowl. mix properly..
Now make lump free batter adding required lukewarm water. (batter should be just like Idli batter).
Now Heat 2 tsp oil in a fry pan. Add baking soda in batter and immediately pour hot oil. Stir it. It will start bubble up. Be quick..
Pour this batter in preheated greased thali. Cover the lid. Steam it on first 5 minute on high flame. Then 10 minutes on medium flame..
Check with knife. If it sticks to knife steam again for few minutes. Switch off gas. Remove thali from steamer. Let it cool down. Cut in to square pieces..
Now for tempering heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. It splutter add sesame seeds, 5-6 tsp water, sugar 2 tsp, green chillies. Let it boil..
Now pour this tampering evenly on to Fluffy khaman..
Serve with Kadhi or chutney..

Khaman or besan Dhokla primarily belongs to Gujrati (a state in India located on western coast) cuisine but is equally famous in North India also. The instant khaman dhokla is an all-time favourite Gujarati snack that is served with peppy green chutney at tea time. microwave khaman dhokla To make quick microwave khaman dhokla, take besan, add semolina for a grainy mouthfeel, add citric acid, add sugar as we aren't adding the sugar. Khaman Dhokla is a famous traditional Gujarati savoury dish made using gram flour or channa dal. Its very soft like sponge and fluffy in texture. This instant Dhokla is made using besan (Gram flour) and we are going to use eno salt / baking soda as the rising agent to make these dhoklas soft and spongy!