Indian Recipe : Dal Chokha-Na Dhokla

This recipe is from Gujarat , India

Ingredients:

• 3 cups rice
• ¼ cup moong dal (green gram - split)
• ¼ cup chana dal (bengal gram - split)
• ¼ cup arhar dal
• ¼ cup urad dal (black gram - split)
• 2 cups warm water
• 4 tbsps curd
• ¼ tsp soda bicarbonate
• 2 tbsp oil
• 8 chilies
• A small piece of ginger
• Red chili powder
• A pinch of asafetida
• Turmeric and salt to taste
• A small bunch of coriander leaves

Directions:

1. Wash and pick rice and dals. Spread them together on cloth and sun dry them. Grind them to a coarse flour, like semolina.
2. Blend warm water and curd in a bowl and add this to the flour. Mix well and cover tightly. Set aside for 6 to 8 hours.
3. Grind chilies and ginger together to a paste. Add this paste and other remaining ingredients to the fermented mixture and mix well.
4. Pour a cupful of batter immediately onto a greased thali.
5. Sprinkle chili powder and steam for 15 minutes. Steam remaining batter in similar manner.
6. When cool, cut into squares and place on a serving dish.
7. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve.