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Tiranga Dhokla Recipe

It is the healthies version of dhokla made with sooji, carrots and spinach.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: how to make tiranga dhokla, tiranga dhokla recipe
Servings: 3 People

Ingredients

  • 1½-2 cup suji semolina
  • ½ cup curd
  • 1 cup fine paste of a medium-sized carrot
  • Paste of handful spinach
  • Cooking oil
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • tsp Sugar
  • 1-2 tsp Mustard seeds

Instructions

Prepare Dhokla Batter

  • Take a bowl and 1½ cup semolina (suji) in it.
  • Then add ½ tsp salt and ½ cup curd to it and mix it well.
  • Cover the bowl with the plate and let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Now, you will see that suji has puffed. Mix it once with the help of a spoon.
  • Divide the suji mixture into three bowls equally.
  • Add ½ tbsp sugar each in all three bowls.
  • For the white layer, add a little water to the first bowl to make a batter that is neither too thin nor too thick.
  • In the second bowl, add the carrot paste and mix it well. If the mixture consistency seems to be thick, then add a little water to it. Our mixture for the orange layer is ready.
  • For the green layer, add the spinach paste to the suji mixture and mix it well.

Making Tiranga Dhokla

  • Now grease a dhokla box with cooking oil.
  • Turn on the gas flame and heat 2 glasses of water in a pot or big patila or kadhai.
  • Keep a utensil stand in it.
  • Cover the pot with a lid and let the water boil.
  • Add ¼ tsp baking soda or ENO food salt to the green layer and mix it gently.
  • Now, in the greased box, pour the green mixture into it.
  • Keep the greased box in the pot, cover it and let it cook for 5 minutes on high flame.
  • Meanwhile, add ¼ tsp baking soda to the white mixture and give it a gentle mix.
  • After 5 minutes, make the gas flame low and take the box out of the pot. Pour the white mixture on the top of the green mixture and spread it evenly.
  • Keep the dhokla tray back in the pot, turn the gas on flame high, and cover and cook it for 5 minutes.
  • In the meantime, add ¼ tsp baking soda to the orange mixture and mix well.
  • Repeat the process of pouring the mixture on top of the other two layers. Spread the mixture evenly as it is the top layer of dhokla.
  • keep the dhokla tray again in the pot.
  • Cover it with a lid and let it cook for 10 minutes on a high flame.
  • After 10 minutes, check if the dhokla is ready or not by poking a toothpick into it. If it comes out clean, that means our dhokla is ready.
  • Turn off the flame, take the dhokla tray out and let the dhokla cool for about half an hour.

Prepare Tadka

  • To prepare tadka, take a pan, and heat some cooking oil in it. Add mustard seeds and let them crackle.
  • Add at least half a glass of water and mix it well.
  • Turn off the gas

Removing Dhokla from Tray

  • When the dhokla cools down, with the help of a knife, separate its edges from the box.
  • Take a plate, keep it in the mouth of the box and turn it upside down. Pat the back of the box so that the dhokla comes out of it.
  • With the help of your hands, turn the dhokla upside down so that the orange colour is on top.
  • Cut it into a square shape or any other shape that you like.
  • Pour the tadka on the top of the cubes.
  • Tiranga dhokla is ready to serve.

Notes

  1. As an alternative to carrot paste, you can also use tomato paste and a pinch of turmeric powder to make an orange layer. 
  2. You can use coriander paste or mint paste as a substitute for spinach paste.