Khaman / dhokla (steamed gram flour snack)

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

For seasoning:

• Oil - 1 teaspoon
• Mustard Seeds - 1 teaspoon
• Curry Leaves - 2 sprig
• Green Chillies - 4, finely chopped
• Grated Coconut - 1 tablepsoons
• Cilantro - 1 tablepsoons, chopped

For solution:

• Lemon juice - 1 tablepsoons
• Sugar - 1 tablepsoons
• water - 3 tablepsoons

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Preparation

• 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.