Jain Recipes - Farsan

(1) Green gram dal dhokla
Ingredients : 3 cup green grams dal (skinned), 4-5 green chilies, Salt, Ghee, 3 tbsp. Cumin seeds, 1-cup cilantro leaves

Preparation : Wash and soak green grams dal for 5-6 hours. Wash and beat and remove the skin. Remove the skin by beating the dal and removing water. Add the squeezed dal and green chili and grind to paste. Add salt and just churn and pour the batter in the greased thali. To make sponge dhokla add half teaspoon of plain ENO salt. Mix well. Sprinkle cilantro leaves. In a pot boil water. Put the thali in the pot. Steam out dhokla. After 10 minutes remove the thali. Cool and cut into pieces. Heat ghee in a pan. Add cumin seeds and pour this baghar on the dhokla and serve this dhokla warm with ghee or chutney.

(2) Instant Dhokla
Ingredients : 2 cups cream of wheat, 2 cups milk, 2 cups fresh plain yogurt, 3 tbsp. -green chili paste, ¼-cup cilantro leaves, 1 tsp. soda, Salt.

Preparation : Shift cream of wheat. Mix cream of wheat, milk and plain warmed yogurt to form a batter. Leave the batter for 15 minutes. Add salt, green chili paste, chopped cilantro leaves. Beat the batter. Add soda with a little oil and 2 tbsp. Warm water and beat the batter.
In a pot boil water. Grease a plate and pour the batter and leave in the pot. Steam the dhokla for 20 minutes. Remove and cut into pieces and serve with chutney.

(3) Corn Dhokla
Ingredients : 1 1/2-cup rice, 150 grams corn cobs, 50 grams ghee, 1/4-cup grams dal flour, 1/2 tbsp. Lemon juice, 1-cup milk, 1-cup cilantro leaves, 1/4-cup coconut, grated, 1 tbsp. -green chili paste, Salt, 1 tbsp. Mustard seeds, 1/2 tbsp. Cumin seeds

Preparation : Shift grams dal flour and rice flour. grate corn.
Melt ghee in a pot. Add mustard seeds when they crackle put cumin seeds. Add corn and sauté for 5 minutes. Pour milk. Keep for 5 minutes and remove. Mix both the flours slowly stirring. Add salt, green chili paste and sugar. Mix well and leave for 3-4 hours. Mix eno salt in the mixture and stir for 5 minutes. In a pot boil water put a ring. Grease plate and pour the corn mixture. Steam for 15 minutes cut them into pieces and serve with chutney.

(4) White Dhokla
Ingredients : 3 cups rice, 1-cup urad dal, Buttermilk, 2 tbsp. -green chili paste, Salt
Preparation : Wash rice and dry on the cloth. When rice dries, mix urad dal. Grind in the grinder. The flour should be a little granular (rava like)
Take a pot, heat for few minutes some buttermilk and mix salt and flour. Stir continuously while adding the flour. Cover the pot and leave for 6-8 hours. Beat the flour and add green chili paste. Beat again. In a pot boil water. Grease a plate and pour the batter. Leave in the pot. Steam the dhokla for 5-7 minutes. Cool and then cut and serve with chutney and tomato sauce.

(5) Grilled Dhokla
Ingredients : 3 cups rice, 1-cup urad dal, Buttermilk, 1/2-tsp. Baking Soda, 2 tbsp. Oil, 2 tbsp. - green chili paste, Salt
For the sandwich : Tomato slices, Cucumber slices, ½-cup coconut - cilantro chutney, Butter
Preparation: Wash rice and dry on the cloth. When rice dries, mix urad dal. Grind in the grinder. The flour should be a little granular (rava like). Take a pot, heat the butter -milk and mix salt and flour. Stir continuously while adding the flour. Cover the pot and leave for 6-8 hours. Beat the flour and add - green chili paste. After adding soda and oil, beat again. In a pot boil water. Grease a plate and pour the batter. Leave in the pot. Steam the dhokla for 5-7 minutes. Cool and then cut them into bread size pieces. Cool. Apply butter on each dhokla slice, spread chutney and sauce. Arrange, cucumber and tomato slices and cover with another piece of dhokla. Prepare all sandwiches. Grill in a sandwich toaster. Serve immediately with tomato sauce.

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