dhokla

Definitions

noun A food, visually similar to cake and compositionally similar to khaman, made from a batter of gram flour (from chickpeas), cooked by steaming, and typically eaten in India.
noun A portion or serving of this food.

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In the microwave, the dhokla is neatly made in 4 minutes or so.

Archive 2007-03-01 Nupur 2007
The mild sweetness in dhokla comes from either the addition of some sugar to the batter or by sprinkling the steamed cake with some sugar-water.

Archive 2007-03-01 Nupur 2007
One that is frequently seen in dhokla recipes is a brand called Eno's fruit salt, a combination of citric acid and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda).

Archive 2007-03-01 Nupur 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 swapna said ... wow trupti the dhokla is looking so fluffy!! nice picture.

Gujarati Series: Infused Khatta-Meetha Khaman Dhokla Cardamom 2007
I know dhokla is not know to all so I gave the link.

Recycled Dhokla Anjali 2006
The most popular are khatta dhokla which is white and khaman dhokla which is yellow.

Dhokla Meera 2007
The most popular are khatta dhokla which is white and khaman dhokla which is yellow.

Archive 2007-12-01 Meera 2007
so it's true! the headlines in the newspapers did say 'dhokla's take over Meera's blog' :

Vagharela Mag daal na Dhokla Meera 2008
I like the twist to the standard dhokla you have here.

Gujarati Series - Chora Daal-Fenugreek Dhokla Cardamom 2008
Never seen a dhokla recipe with such differnt ingredients.

Gujarati Series - Chora Daal-Fenugreek Dhokla Cardamom 2008