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Dainty dhokla recipe
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Dainty dhokla recipe

16 ingredients 30 min + 15 min 4 people openrecipes

This light, spongy savoury snack with a zingy topping is ideal to serve at teatime. Dhokla is made from steamed chickpea flour batter.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1133
Calories
24g
Protein
44g
Fat
164g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 15 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Tamarind not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 150 chickpea flour (gram flour)
  • g ground turmeric
  • 1 caster sugar
  • tsp salt
  • 1 lemon, juice only
  • tsp finely grated ginger root
  • 0.5 (heaped) bicarbonate of soda
  • tsp sunflower oil
  • 1 green chillies, finely sliced
  • 1 black mustard seeds
  • tsp sesame seeds
  • 1 curry leaves
  • tsp desiccated coconut
  • 2 fresh coriander leaves, chopped
  • tbsp sprinkling desiccated coconut
  • 3 ramekin date and tamarind chutney

Directions

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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