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Tomato Dhokla

I was first introduced to this simple yet delicious Gujarati recipe when I was in High school at my friend’s home who was a TamBram. Her mother having spent her early years after her marriage in Gujarat learned this recipe and used to serve us all friends in the evenings whenever we all go to her home for group studies. When I saw this recipe in Nupur’s space who is my partner for this month’s Blog Hop, I was skeptical of using Peas and knew that I had to come up with my own variation to entice my kids.
 

Nupur’s space is full of lots of valuable info concerning Food in general and you will find her tips section very useful. I had a great time raiding her virtual kitchen and loved her palak paneer very much. But I chose this recipe to find out if my kids are comfortable with Dhoklas, because when I made them over a year ago they did not seem so enthusiastic, so I had to stop from making them again.
 
But I wanted to introduce them once again as it is non-oily and will make a very healthy breakfast or snack option for them. So I used tomatoes in making the Dhoklas to make them more colorful and attractive for them. I knew they would love the tangy taste of tomatoes and I was not disappointed over my judgement. They both loved it very much. You will note while going through the recipe that I have not added any artificial food color in them.

Dhoklas / Tomato Dhoklas

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You’ll need:

  • Besan / Gram flour / Kadalai Maavu – 1 cup
  • Yogurt / Curd – 1/2 cup
  • Tomato – 1
  • Water – 1/2 cup
  • Vinegar – 1/4 tsp
  • Red chilli Powder – 1 tsp
  • Ginger paste – 1/2 tsp
  • Sugar – 1 tsp
  • Fruit Salt – 1 tsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Oil – for greasing

For Tempering:

  • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
  • Asafetida – 2 pinch
  • White Sesame seeds – 1 tsp
  • Water – 1 tbsp
  • Oil – 2 tsp
  • Coriander leaves – for garnish


Method:

Heat 1/2 cup of water in a vessel. Place the tomato in water and close with a lid. Let it rest for 5 min. Remove the skin and puree it in a mixer along with the water. Add the ginger paste and pulse the mixer once more. Pass it thru a sieve and keep aside the tomato puree.
 
Grease a plate with oil and keep aside. In another vessel mix together besan, red chilli powder, sugar and salt. Now add curds, tomato and ginger puree and vinegar and mix well. Finally sprinkle the fruit salt on top of the batter. Mix well with your hands and transfer the batter immediately to the greased pan.
 
Steam for 10 – 15 min or till a skewer comes out clean. I placed a metal ring inside the idli cooker and placed the plate on it. You can also steam in a pressure cooker without using the weight on the vent.
 
Remove the plate and let it cool for 10 min. Invert the plate over another plate and gently tap and the springy, spongy dhoklas will come off the plate easily.
 
Meanwhile, heat a pan with oil. Temper with mustard seeds. Once it pops add the sesame seeds and asafetida and take off stove. Once it cools down add 1 tbsp of water and pour the tempering all over the steamed dhoklas.
 
Cut into desired shapes and serve garnished with coriander leaves. I served them with Tomato Chutney. You can also relish them with Green chutney.
 
To get Spongy Dhoklas: Add the fruit salt only in the end, just before transferring the batter to the steaming plate and use your hands while mixing. The body heat plays a crucial role. Do not over mix after adding the fruit salt as this will make the dhoklas hard.
 
Notes:
  • You can replace vinegar with 1 tsp of lime juice.
  • You can also use grated coconut while garnishing.
  • Make sure that the curd is not too sour.
  • Check and taste the batter and adjust salt before steaming the batter.
  • Make sure that the fruit salt is fresh. Using old ones past their expiry will prevent the dhoklas from turning out springy and also you will end up with dense and cakey ones.
This is off to Blog Hop Wednesdays and enjoy going thru the delicacies prepared the Blog Hoppers. Also if you wanna go hopping do submit your blog here.

This is also off to Jyothi’s Healthy & Hearty and to Vardhini’s New U.

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  20. Anjali Shukla

    January 11, 2012 at 5:33 pm

    I truly could not believe for a while that there’s no added color in it…but yeah, tomatoes do have a nice deepening effect and wow, they have made the recipe so colorful and healthier….this is in my hit list of cooking now. 🙂
    Need not repeat about your neat photographic skills here…ur clicks are always eye catching.

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  27. Fahad Khan

    January 11, 2012 at 8:47 pm

    I love tomato flavor – Whether it is in potato chips,noodles,chutney,or anything else!The Dhokla looks great,and I need to try it,since it is flavored with tomatoes too!Also found the idea of tempering it with white sesame seeds intriguing.
    Going to bookmark/note this recipe down.Thank you so much for sharing!:-)

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  30. vineetha

    January 11, 2012 at 9:22 pm

    dhokla looks so colourful and yummy..
    I liked the idea of blog hop Wednesday and would like to join sometime,now I am not sure whether I can do blog hopping regularly.Do we have to do this every week or once in a month…if it is monthly I would like join too..

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  43. Maayeka

    January 12, 2012 at 10:49 am

    very tempting,soft and spongy dhoklas… so colourful and nicely presented..never tried adding tomato and vinegar..will try for sure..loved the clicks so very much..

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  48. Kavi

    January 12, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    Loved the color! I’ve never tasted Dhokla! simply coz apart from Idli, I don’t like anything steamed.. II’ll probably taste and then make it.. This one looks so appealing!

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