Upas Dhokla – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• Take varai and blend it coarse in mixer. Do not take whole varai Make sure not to blend it into fine powder.
• Add sabudana. Blend sabudana coarse in mixer. Sabudana should retain its coarse texture.
• Add curd. Curd should be at room temperature.
• Add ginger-green chili paste to taste. Mix everything well together.
• Add 1/2 cup water and mix well.
• Cover and give it a standing time of about 15-20 minutes.
• After resting the batter, mix well again and add just 2 tsp water to adjust the consistency.
• Add baking soda and salt to taste. Mix the batter really good.
• Take pressure cooker. Place the dish that comes with cooker at the bottom. Add 1” water and bring it to boil on medium heat.
• Grease a pot that comes with cooker really good with oil from all sides.
• Pour the batter in the pot and put it in the cooker.
• Sprinkle red chili powder over the batter just for color. You can sprinkle cumin powder if you want.
• Close the lid. Do not remove the rubber ring in the lid. Remove the whistle.
• Close the lid and steam the dhokla on medium heat for 20 minutes.
• Loosen up the sides of dhokla and cut it into square pieces.
• For tadka, heat 1 tsp oil in a tadka pan.
• Add cumin seeds and let them sizzle up.
• Add green chillies and cover the pan for just about a minute.
• Add the ready tadka on dhokla. Add coriander. Upas dhokla is already.
• You can have it as it is. Also you can have this with tamarind chutney or upas chutney.