How to make Dhokla in just 5 Minutes

Dhokla is world famous dish from Gujrat. It is mouthwatering and can be eaten for Dinner or Lunch and Breakfast or MainCourse or SideDish or Starter. Usually is usually it is made from Besan (chick pea flour) and rice and there are some of popular kind of dhoklas are KhattaDhokla, Khandhavi Dhokla, SandwichDhokla, CheeseDhokla RawaDhokla ToorDalDhokla, GreenPeasDhokla, MixedDalDhokla RasiaDhokla. It is also known as Khaman.

For making this instant Dhokla ingredients are:

1. Besan (Gram Flour)     - 1 Cups 
2. Semolina                     - 1 Table spoon
3. Ginger Powder            - ½ tea Spoon
4. Turmeric Powder        - ¼ Tea spoon    
5. Salt                             - As Needed
6. Curd                          - 2 Table Spoon
7. Fruit Salt ( Eno )        - 1 Tea Spoon
8. Green Chili                - 4 (medium size)
9. Lemon                      - 2 Lemons
10. Sugar                       - 2 Table Spoon Grams 
11. Mustard Seeds          - ½ Tea Spoon
12. Curry Leaf                 - 8
13. Coriander Leafs         - 2 Table spoon
14. Cooking Oil               - 1 Table spoon

Recipe /  Method

1. Mix the Besan, Semolina, Salt, Turmeric Powder, Ginger Powder and curd in a mixing bowl.
2. Make a smooth batter with adding water.
3. Leave the batter for few minutes.
4. Boil 2 cups of water in a wok or a pressure cooker.
5. Grease a flat tray.
6. When water stared boiling mix the Eno into the batter and mix it gently. (do not mix it too much)
7. Shift the batter into the greased tray.
8. Tap the tray before putting it into the steamer.
9. Hot 1 table spoon of cooking oil into a pan.
10. When oil is hot enough fry mustard seeds, curry leafs and green chilies.
11. Add 1 cup water, lemon juice and sugar into this condiment.
12. When Dhokla is cooked pour the condiment onto the Dhokla.

Serving suggestion

1. Serve the Dhokla with Coconut Chatney, Coriander Chatney and Tomato catchup.

Dhokla Recipe Video
 

How to make Jalebi in 5 Minutes ( Engligh subtitles )

Jalebi is a deep fried sweet made from maida flour and then soaked in syrup. It is bright orange or yellow in colour and can be served warm or cold. It has a chewy texture with crystallized sugary exterior coating. The sugars get partly fermented which adds flavor to the dish. Jalebi is a melt-in-the-mouth snack item that can satisfy the taste buds of your loved ones

Ingredients

Maida 1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
Corn starch 1 Tablespoon
Turmeric powder 2 Pinch
Yogurt 1 Cup (16 tbs)
Saffron 2 Pinch
Rapid rise yeast 1 Teaspoon
Baking powder 1 Teaspoon
Sugar 1 Cup (16 tbs) (for sugar syrup)
Water 3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs) (for sugar syrup)

Directions 
To make regular traditional batter :
1. In a bowl mix 1 cup maida,  1 tablespoon cornstarch and 1 pinch turmeric powder and mix with yogurt.
2. Add water and mix to get a lump free batter.
3. Cover and allow it to ferment for 2 -24 hours.
4. Add the saffron powder baking powder and oil and mix well. To make instant batter:
5. Heat water to lukewarm temperature in the microwave.
6. Add and mix 1 tsp sugar and add rapid rise yeast and leave it aside to rise.
7. In a bowl add 1/2 cup maida and 1/2 tbsp corn starch and a pinch turmeric powder.
8. Crush saffron into powder and mix into the maida.
9. Add 1 tbsp yogurt and add yeast mixture
10. Cover it and let it rise for about 15-20 minutes.
11. Add little oil and water and mix to get smooth consistency. To make sugar syrup:
12. Mix sugar and water in a heavy bottomed pan and simmer till 1 thread consistency is attained.
13. Bring down the temperature of the sugar syrup once the consistency is attained.
14. Squeeze lime juice to prevent crystallization and mix saffron, rose syrup and cardamom powder.

To make jalebis : 
15. Make a small-needle sized hole in a ziplock bag and fill with the jalebi mixture.
16. Alternately fill a squeezing bottle with the mixture.
17. Heat oil in a deep fry pan and squeeze the jalebis.
18. Immerse in the sugar syrup for about 20 seconds and remove.

SERVING 
19. Serve over special occasions or Diwali and Holi.