Cucumber ( kheera ) Khaman Dhokla

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Namaskar....

I am Sangeeta Agrawal and heartily welcome you at my blog.

#  Khaman Dhokla is a very light, delicious and light snack. You can make it any time with very simple ingredients.

# This snack is oil free and steamed so every one likes it in the breakfast and with the evening tea.
As a side dish, it can be enjoyed even with lunch and dinner.

# Cucumber is also very healthy for us, so today we will make khaman with the paste of cucumber for a nice different taste.

#  Ingredients For Cucumber Dhokla..

# For The Dhokla Batter

1. Gram Flour ....200 gram, 1 1|2 cup
2. Cucumber...1 ( 125 gram ) grated
3. Curd....50 gram ( Dahi )
4. Green chili...2
5 Ginger....1 inch ( chopped )
6. Salt to taste...1 tea spoon
7. Oil...1 spoon
8. Lemon...Half
9. Powder sugar...1 spoon
10..Eno fruit salt...1 sachet  or 1 tea spoon
11. Water for batter...30 or 40 ml. Or as needed.

# Ingredients For Dhokla Tadka

1. Oil....2 spoon
2.mustard seeds...1 spoon
3. Sesame seeds...1 spoon
4. Slit Green chili...5 ( cut into 2 parts )
5. Curry patta....15 to 20
6. Fresh coriander....1 spoon

# Method Of Making

1.  Firstly, Peel and Grate the cucumber.

2. Then grind it in the mixer jar with curd, ginger and green chili and make a smooth paste of it.
Keep aside.

3. Sieve the gram flour ( besan ).
Mix it well with the mixture of cucumber.

4. Beat the batter well till 5 minutes by your hand without adding water.
If needed then mix 1 or 2 spoon.

5. Let it rest for 15 minutes.

6. Then add few spoons of water in the dhokla batter...And make it as a thick flowing batter like the Idli batter.

Be careful...This batter will not take much water because we have added cucumber and curd in it.

7. On the flame and place a steamer or pan with 2 glass of water.
Let it boil on the high flame.

Place a wire ring in the middle so that you can put your dhokla container over it.

8. Meanwhile grease the container well with oil.

9. As the steamer and greased container  is ready....
Now mix eno fruit salt in the dhokla batter well.
Don't over mix and beat it.

10. Immediately transfer it in the greased container and tap it for making the batter even.

11. Place the dhokla batter container in the steamer.

12. Keep the flame on high for 3 or 4 minutes then set it on medium slow.

13. Let it cook till 25   minutes....And check it by inserting a knife in it.
If it is clean...Then dhokla is ready...
If it is not clean then cook it for 5 minutes more.

You can prepare normal besan dhokla within 20 minutes but this cucumber dhokla will take 10 minutes more.
So check it.

14. After that open the steamer and take out the dhokla container and let it rest for 5 minutes in the same container.

15. Meanwhile prepare the tadka in a tadka pan.
Add oil in the tadka pan, as it heats up..
Add mustard seeds and sesame seeds to crackle.
Then add slit green chili and curry patta and saute it for 30 seconds and off the flame.

16. Now pour the tadka over the  cucumber dhokla.
Garnish it with chopped coriander.
You can also sprinkle some grated coconut over it.

Delicious and healthy cucumber dhokla is ready to serve.
Cut it in the shape of your choice.

You can enjoy it as hot or cold.... Transferring in the refrigerator.
In the both case....It is yummy

#  Note...

1.  For making the dhokla Juicy.....

You can add half cup of water in the tadka pan with 1|4 tea spoon salt, half lemon juice and 1 tea spoon sugar.
Let it boil.
As it becomes Luke warm then pour it over the dhokla.

2. Just remember beat the dhokla batter well.... Before adding eno fruit salt.
It helps in making the dhokla soft and spongy.

Thanku Friends,
Thanks again.