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

I am inviting all my Steemit friends to the fifth week of the “Steemit Challenge Season-30 Week-5 || "Traditional Steam Cooking Challenge” competition. In the fifth week of the competition, we will be making Khaman Dhokla (Gram Flour Cake) ". Today I will share my entry in this awesome competition.

What dishes do you prepare in your region using gram flour? Are any of them cooked by steaming?

In our region, various types of fried foods and snacks are made with gram flour, among which the popular ones are beguni, piayaju, alur chop, dal bara, gram flour bread, and gram flour laddu among the sweets.One popular dish cooked in steam is gram flour dhokla, which is a Gujarati dish but is also quite popular in Bangladesh. Some pithas or sweets made with gram flour are also steamed. Dhokla, made from a mixture of gram flour and spices, is steamed, which is very healthy and soft. Gram flour is rich in protein and fiber.

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.

Ingredients	Quantity	Ingredients	Quantity
Gram flour	2 cups	Oil	2 tbsp
Sugar	2 tbsp	Turmeric powder	1 tsp
Mustard seeds	1 tsp	Lemon	1 pcs
Cooking soda	1 tsp	Coriander Leaves	as required
Green Chilli	3-4 pcs	Salt	to taste
Coconut	1/2 Cup

Cooking Process

Step 1:

I took a teaspoon of baking soda in a small bowl and half a glass of water. Then I added water to the soda, mixed it well and set it aside.

Step 2:

I sliced ​​a lemon thinly to make it easier to extract the juice. Then I extracted the juice and put it in a bowl.

Step 3:

I took two cups of gram flour in a mixing bowl, mixed it with one spoon of sugar, turmeric powder, one spoon of oil and salt to taste. Then I added lemon juice to the flour and stirred everything together.

Step 4:

At this stage, I added a little water and mixed it well with a whisk. While mixing, mix well so that there are no lumps in the flour. I added a little water and kept mixing until the mixture thickened like a smooth batter. The more I stirred, the softer and spongier the dhokla would be.

Step 5:

Now I took a mold and brushed it with a little oil. Then I poured the gram flour dough into the mold and set it. Now it is ready to be steamed.

Step 6:

I preheated a pot of water on the stove, then placed a ring and placed the mold in the pot. Then I set the stove to low to medium heat, covered it with a lid, and steamed it for 15 minutes.

Step 7:

In the meantime, I put a pan on the stove and fried the mustard seeds and green chilies well with some oil. Then I added a cup of water and when the water boiled, I added sugar and salt. Then I stirred everything and brought it to a boil. At this stage, the sugar syrup was made. Then I kept the sugar syrup aside to cool.

Step 8:

After steaming for fifteen minutes, I opened the lid, took out the mold, and inverted the gram flour pitha onto another plate to unmold it. Then I cut it into the desired shape with a knife. Of course, the pitha should not be kept too hot while cutting.

Step 9:

I arranged the cake pieces on a plate, then poured the cooled sugar syrup over it. Then I sprinkled chopped coriander leaves, and finally sprinkled the grated coconut and served.

Final Presentation

List the ingredients and their prices in your local currency and in STEEM.

I listed the materials and their prices in my local currency and Steem.👇👇

Ingredients	Bdt Price	Steem Price
Gram flour	20 bdt	3.1 steem
Oil, Sugar	15 bdt	2.3 steem
Turmeric powder, Mustard seeds	10 bdt	1.5 steem
Lemon, Cooking soda	15 bdt	2.3 steem
Coriander Leaves, Coconut	50 bdt	7.7 steem
Green Chilli, Salt to taste	10 bdt	1.5 steem

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I'm ending this here for today, I'll be back with next week with my participation, everyone stay safe. May Allah protect you.

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