Hello Everyone!!

I hope you all are good and doing well. Today I'm here to be a part of this amazing contest SLC S-30-W5// "Traditional Steam Cooking- Khaman Dhokla (Gram Flour Cake)" organized by @jyoti-thelight . Through this contest I'm learning steam cooking that i have never tried before. Today when I started to plan making this unique steam cake I was confused how steam can give gram flour to a cake texture but my experience was quite good. This is a healthy option to make different delicious recipes.

Let's start today's contest;

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

In my cuisine there are many delicious recipes yhat we made from gram flour. The most favourite recipe of my family is geam flour curry, in my family when we .ake this recipe we makevit in large quantity and distribute it in neighbours. Other recipes are pakora, baisan ki roti, khandli , dahi bondi, baisan k halwa . In many recipes gram flour is used as jey ingredients too. In fact this is used commonly in various recipes.

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)

As I have told you above that I haven't tried it before so I'm following the same recipe that is given in the contest to make Khaman Dhokla

Ingredients :

Ingredients	Quantity
Gram flour -	2 cups
Oil	for turka
Sugar	1tbsp
Turmeric powder	1/4tsp
Mustard seeds	1/4tsp
Lemon	1
Cooking soda	1/2tbsp
Curry leave	5
Coriander Leaves	for Garnish
Green Chilli	2
Salt	to taste

Making :

STEP 1:

First, in a cup, add a quarter teaspoon of baking soda to half a glass of water, mix it thoroughly, and set it aside.

STEP 2:

Take a bowl, add two cups of gram flour to it, and mix in one spoonful of sugar, turmeric powder, a spoonful of oil and salt to taste.

Take a lemon, cut it open, extract the juice, remove the seeds, and mix only the juice into the flour.

Now, pour water in it and mix thoroughly using a whisk. While mixing, ensure that no lumps form in the flour. Continue adding water and mixing until the mixture reaches the consistency of a smooth batter.

STEP 3:

Take a round or square-shaped pan with high sides, and grease it by coating it with oil.
Then, take the dissolved gram flour batter add the disolved cooking soda water in to it and mix well to become flyffy and pour it in the greased plate, spreading it out evenly.

STEP 4:

Pour water into a vessel and bring it to a boil; then, place the plate containing the dough inside, cover it, and steam it for seven minutes.

STEP 5:

While the dough is steaming, take a bowl, pour in some water, and prepare a sugar syrup.

STEP 6:

Now place a pan on the stove, add some oil, and sauté mustard seeds, asafotida, curry leaves, and green chilies until well-sautéed.
Once thoroughly sautéed, turn off the stove and allow the mixture to cool down; after it has cooled, add the sugar syrup and mix well to make coating liquid.

?STEP 7:*

After steaming for seven minutes, open the lid, remove the plate, and invert it onto another plate to transfer the gramflour cake.

STEP 8:

Now, using a sharp knife or a pizza cutter, cut it into small pieces in the desired shape. Then, arrange them on a plate and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Step 9:

Now, take the prepared coating liquid and pour it over the cake in various spots, then spread it out thoroughly. While doing so, ensure that the curry leaves and mustard seeds are distributed evenly.

Khaman Dhokla is ready to serve.

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

Ingredients	Price in Pkr	Price in Steem
Gram flour	75	3
Curry leave	5	0.3
Coriander leaves	5	0.3
Mustard seeds	5	0.3
Chili	5	0.3
Oil	30	2

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

^{Final Presentation}

That's all from today's contest and I compiled all the task given in the contest. At the end I would like to invite @roohiasif99, @dasudi and @chant for the contest. Thanks for giving time to my post ❤️.

Best regards
@suboohi