Khaman Dokhla

Ingredients

Besan(chick pea flour): 1 cup
Rawa(Semolina):1/2 cup
Curd: 1 tblsp
Turmeric: 1/4th tsp or less
Red chilly powder: 1/2 tsp or less
Hing(Asafoetida): 1 pinch
Lemon juice: 1 tblsp
Salt: to taste
Eno: 1 satchet

Garnishing:
Coconut shreded: 3 tblsp
green chilly: 2 (if small, else 1)
Dry red chilly: 1
Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
Oil: as required

Preperation:

In a bowl, mix in chick pea flour, samolina, curd, turmeric powder, lemon juice, red chilly powder, asafoetida and salt. Add in required amount of water to make it a thick paste. In a deep vessel ( i prefered presure cooker), pour in some water and place a small vessel stand in it. and let the water boil. While the water boils, add eno to the chick pea mixture and mix thoroughly for say a min or 2. Then lower the flames to sim. Take another vessel. Spread in oil as in a baking tray. Pour the chick pea mixture to it and place the vessel in the deep vessel on the stand. Close the lid. If you are using preassure cooker, please remember to remove the gaskit and the whistle. Let it cook on sim for 15 minutes. Then Remove the dokla on to a plate.

Garnishing:
HEat oil, Pop mustard seeds and cumin seeds together. Put Curry leaves. After a second, put in green chilly and red chilly chopped. Let it fry for a minute.. add coconut and fry for 5 minutes...


Cut the dokhla into small cubes and put the garnish over. Serve hot.