"everyday cooking"- mix daal dhokla/ idli (steamed rice and lentil cakes)

Ingredients

• 1 measure of Rice
• 1/2 measure of Urad daal
• 1/2 measure of Chana daal
• 1/2 measure of Moong daal
• 1/4 measure yogurt
• 2 tsp green chili-garlic paste
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp Baking soda
• 2 tsp mustard seeds
• 2 tsp sesame seeds
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida/hing
• few curry leaves
• Fresh green cilantro for garnishing

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Preparation

• Soak the rice, and the daals overnight in water.
• Next day, grind the rice and daals into smooth-coarse batter.
• Mix the yogurt and keep in warm place for 6-8 hrs until it ferments and rises up.
• When you are ready to steam the 'Dhokla/Idli', oil a flat bottom vessel/ idli plates. Boil water in the 'Staeming vessel'.
• When the water comes to a boil, mix 1 tbsp oil with 1 tsp baking soda and whisk. Add this mixture to the fermented batter. The mixture will become fluffier. Add the chili -garlic paste to the batter. Mix.
• Pour immediately into the oiled pan and steam on medium flame for 20 mins or so. Let it cool for 15 mins. Heat 1 tbsp oil, add mustard seeds, sesame seeds, hing, curry leaves.Pour on top of the dhokla.
• Cut into wedges like pizza or square or diamond shapes. Garnish with Cilantro.