Khaman / dhokla (steamed gram flour snack)

Name: Khaman / dhokla (steamed gram flour snack)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: Gram flour / Chick-Pea Flour / Besan - 1 cup; Yogurt - 2 tablepsoons; Water - 1/2 cup; Baking Soda - 1 teaspoon; Pinch of Eno; Salt, as per taste; Oil - 1 teaspoon; Mustard Seeds - 1 teaspoon; Curry Leaves - 2 sprig; Green Chillies - 4, finely chopped; Grated Coconut - 1 tablepsoons; Cilantro - 1 tablepsoons, chopped; Lemon juice - 1 tablepsoons; Sugar - 1 tablepsoons; water - 3 tablepsoons

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Main Dish

Very Easy

40 min

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time25 min

Take besan in a large bowl, add salt. Mix well to remove all the lumps. Add yogurt and water to it.
Mix gently and cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Keep it aside for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile boil some water in pressure cooker and place a stand in it. This is for the pan to rest inside cooker while steaming.
Add soda and eno to the batter. You may find tiny bubbles on top of the batter.
Pour the batter onto a greased aluminium pan half-filled and place it inside the cooker over the stand.
Cover the lid without whistle. Simmer it for 5-7 minutes. Make sure, you do not wait after adding eno.
Remove the lid and insert a toothpick into the khaman and if it comes out clean, the Khaman are ready. Let it cool for another 5 minutes.
By that time, heat oil in a deep pan, add mustard seeds and curry leaves. When mustard seeds splutter, add green chillies, coconut and cilantro.
Saute it for some time. Pour it over Khaman. Now cut the khamans in squares.
Also, in a small bowl, mix sugar, lemon juice and water. Stir well until the sugar dissolves completely.
Pour it over the khamans. Do not completely soak the khamans in sugar solution. We are adding this just for a tangy flavor.
Serve with tamarind and green chutney.