Moong Dal Dhokla. Dhoklas are my favorite savoury Gujarati dry snack. You can eat dhokla for breakfast, lunch/dinner or even as an evening snack with various chutneys like the green chutney, sweet chutney or the spicy garlic chutney. Khatta safed dhokla and Nylon Khaman dhokla are the two most popular Gujarati dhokla recipes but, apart from that you can make use of a myriad of ingredients.

Flattened by the versatility of Gujarati dishes, I wanted to explore the flavors of some more dishes and hence, I ended up preparing Moong Dal Dhokla the other day. Moong Dal dhokla with step by step photos - this is a healthy, tasty and nutritious moong dal dhokla. When I saw this dal dhokla made from whole moong beans in a cookbook "Epicure's vegetarian cuisines of India" by Asha Khatau, I liked it for its ease and of course health benefits. You can cook Moong Dal Dhokla using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Moong Dal Dhokla

It's 2 cup of moong dal batter.
It's 1 tbsp of ginger green chillies paste.
You need 1/4 tsp of haldi (Turmeric)powder.
Prepare 1 tsp of eno fruit salt.
You need 3 tbsp of oil.
Prepare to taste of Salt.
It's 1 tsp of rai/mustard seeds.
You need 1 tsp of cumin seeds/ jeera.
It's 1 tsp of white sesame seeds.
Prepare 10-12 of curry leaves.
Prepare 2-3 of green chillies chopped.
Prepare 2 tbsp of finely chopped coriander leaves.

I made the dhokla and we would have these with our morning and evening tea. Moong dal dhokla is a savory steamed cake recipe for breakfast or anytime snacks. This soft and spongy moong dal dhokla is cooked with split yellow lentils, and seasoned with some spices. Moong dal is considered a light meal; dhokla made with moong dal is healthy, nutritious, and low-calorie, which is very light on stomach as well.

Moong Dal Dhokla step by step

In a mixing bowl put moong dal batter, which is prepared by soaking moong dal for 6 hours and then washed and grinded into a paste. Cover and keep this for 6 - 8 hours for fermentation..
After it is fermented nicely then add ginger green chillies paste, salt, haldi powder and half of oil, mix nicely..
In the meantime boil water in a big utensil for steaming. Now add fruit salt to the batter and pour this in a greased box or a thali. Place this box in a steamer, cover and steam.for 15 minutes..
Then take it out from the steamer and cut them into pieces, but do not take them out. Now prepare the tadka. Heat oil and put rai, jeera and sesame seeds, let them splutter, then add green chillies and curry leaves, let them cook a little then pour this tadka all over the dhokla.
Garnish with chopped coriander and serve with green chutney..

Dhokla is one of the most popular Gujarati recipes and Moong Dal Dhokla makes for a great snack. It is made using moong dal, baking soda and curry leaves. It is best enjoyed with a cup of hot tea. Served with green chillies and onions, it becomes an ideal snack for all those who prefer diet food and are looking for low-calorie recipes. Moong Dal Dhokala is a delicious and nutritious breakfast recipe.