SLC S-30-W5// "Traditional Steam Cooking- Khaman Dhokla (Gram Flour Cake)"

mueeinislam (71)Member | 🇧🇩 | club75in Hindwhale Community • 6 days ago

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Assalamu Alaikum everyone. I hope everyone is well by the grace of Allah, I am also well Alhamdulillah. Today I am really happy to participate in the fifth week of Steemit Learning Challenge Season 30. This week I will be participating in the "SLC S-30-W5// "Traditional Steam Cooking- Khaman Dhokla (Gram Flour Cake)"" competition organized by the respected teacher @jyoti-thelight madam, thank you very much for organizing this great competition. So let's get started...!

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✅ 1. What dishes do you prepare in your region using gram flour? Are any of them cooked by steaming?(2 Marks)

Uses of gram flour in our region of Bangladesh:

In our Bangladesh, gram flour is mainly used to make delicious fried dishes. Especially during the holy month of Ramadan, gram flour is essential in making potato chops, biguni, piyaju and burinda as the main accompaniment of Iftar. Apart from this, gram flour chutney or bada is quite popular for various types of vegetable pakoras and afternoon snacks.

Steamed dishes:

Usually, most of the dishes made with gram flour in our country are fried in oil. However, due to health awareness, 'Khaman Dhokla' or gram flour steamed pitha inspired by Gujarati food has also found a place in our home cooking. Since it is made completely steamed, it is currently known as a very popular healthy steamed dish in our region.

✅ 2. Make the "Khaman Dhokla (Gram Flour Cake)" or any similar dish that are shared in the course, or make them as per your style, with a detailed step-by-step procedure along with images. (5 Marks)

All the necessary ingredients for making Khaman Dhokla.

Ingredients	Quantity
Besan	2 cups
Sugar	2 tablespoons
Turmeric powder	A little (for color)
Lemon juice	Juice of 1 lemon
Baking soda/in	1/4 teaspoon
Mustard seeds	For boiling
Chillies and coriander leaves	For garnish
Oil and salt	To taste and as needed

The process of making (Step-by-Step) Khaman Dhokla (Gram Flour Cake) Recipe"

Step 01

✔ I first mixed 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda with a small amount of water in a bowl and set it aside, as this will help soften and puff up the dhoka.

Step 02

✔ At this stage, I took 2 cups of gram flour in a large bowl. Then I added sugar, salt to taste, a little turmeric powder, 1 tsp oil, and lemon juice. Then I added water little by little to make a smooth and thick batter, so that there were no lumps.

Step 03

✔ Now I greased a round or square container with a little oil. Then I added the gram flour mixture and the soda water and beat it well. After a while, I poured the mixture into the oiled container and set it.

Step 04

✔ At this stage, I brought a large pot of water to a boil. Then I carefully placed the gram flour container inside the pot. Then I covered it with a lid and steamed it for 10-15 minutes on medium heat.

Step 05

✔ While the dhokla was cooking, I made a syrup of sugar and water in another vessel. Then, I put a pan on the stove, heated a little oil and fried it with mustard seeds, coriander leaves and green chilies. Once it is fried, mix the sugar syrup in it.

Step 06

✔ After steaming for 10-15 minutes, I opened the lid, checked the dhoka, took the plate off and let it cool for a while. Then I inverted the plate of gram flour onto another plate and poured the pitha.

Step 07

✔ Now, take the prepared coating liquid and pour it on the Khaman Dhokla (Besan cake) in different places, then spread it well. Then using a sharp knife, I cut it into small pieces of my desired size. Then, arrange them on a plate and serve with chopped coriander leaves.

Final presentation of my recipe

✅ Alhamdulillah! Finally My Khaman Dhokla (Gram Flour Cake) recipe is now completely ready to serve.

✅ 3. List the ingredients and their prices in your local currency and in STEEM.(1 Mark)

I have collected all the ingredients used in making Khaman Dhokla (Gram Flour Cake) recipe from my local market. Below is a list of them according to their current market price and STEEM value:

👉 Ingredients and Price List 👈

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Local Price (Tk)	STEEM
Besan (chickpea flour)	2 cups	65.00 Tk	9.03 STEEM
Sugar	4 tablespoons	10.00 Tk	1.39 STEEM
Mustard seeds and turmeric powder	A little	10.00 Tk	1.39 STEEM
Raw chili, coriander leaves and lemon	Required quantity	15.00 Tk	2.08 STEEM
Salt and baking soda	A little	5.00 Tk	0.69 STEEM

Total	105.00 Tk	14.58 STEEM

👉 The calculation has been made at the current market price of 1 STEEM = 7.20 Taka.

📝 Note: This price may be slightly higher or lower depending on the current market situation and time in our country. However, I have prepared this list according to the current market prices in my area (Narayanganj).

✅ 4. Make a good Presentation of your recipe with date tag and a selfie. (1 Mark)

I want to invite my friend @suboohi @selina1 @narocky71 @Sohanurrahman07 @afzalqamar @josepha @solaymann @max-pro @lirvic @jimiaera02, to join this contest.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read my post. May you all always be well and healthy by the grace of allah. I end here by wishing you all a long life.