Thursday, September 17, 2009

Green Peas Dokla

GREEN PEAS DOKLA
A Quick, tasty, nutrious recipe either for Break fast, snack or a dinner or for anytime of the day!!
Ingredients:
green peas - 1/2 cup (boiled)
besan powder - 1/2 cup
ginger - 1"
green chillies - 4
salt to taste
citric acid - 1/2 tsp /// lime juice - 3 tbsp
soda - 1/4 tsp
turmeric - 1/4 tsp
water - as needed

To season:
curry leaves - 4 - 5 (finely chopped)
green chillies - 2 (finely chopped)
mustard seeds - 1 tsp
hing - 2 pinches
oil



Method using microwave:
- grind boiled peas, green chillies, ginger, salt, turmeric and citric acid / lime juice with little water to make a fine paste
- mix this with besan flour and soda
- add water as necessary to make a dough to the thickness enough to make idli
- pour the batter into greased microwave safe bowl, cover the bowl with a lid
- leave it in high (mine is 800 W) for 8 mins
- standing time is 2 mins
- allow it to cool
- remove and cut into squares
- Season them as the way mentioned before serving

Method using idli stand:
- grind boiled peas, green chillies, ginger, salt, turmeric and citric acid / lime juice with little water to make a fine paste
- mix this with besan flour and soda
- add water as necessary to make a dough to the thickness enough to make idli
- pour the batter into greased thattu idli stand and pour them and steam them till cooked
- allow it to cool
- remove and cut into squares
- Season them as the way mentioned before serving

To season: - add oil in a pan
- add mustard seeds, hing, curry leaves and the green chillies and fry for two mins
- add the dokla squares and fry for 2 mins
- serve with pudina chutney

Thanks goes to:
Tarla DalalI got her Microwave cook book with my samsung Microwave oven. This recipe was in my mind for a very long time and today came into relaity.