KHATTA DHOKLA

Ingredients
3 cups rice
1 cup urad dal
1/2 cup sour curd
2 tablespoons green chilli-ginger paste
3/4 teaspoon soda-bi-carb
1/4 teaspoon asafoetida (hing)
1 tablespoon black pepper, coarsely ground
3 tablespoons oil salt to taste
Method
1. Wipe the rice and urad dal with a wet cloth, mix and dry grind coarsely (like semolina). Alternatively, soak the rice and urad dal overnight in plenty of water and grind in a mixture the next day.
2. Add the sour curds and hot water and make into a thick paste.
3. Allow to ferment for at least 6 to 7 hours.
4. Add the soda bi-carb, oil, asafoetida, green chilli-ginger paste and salt and mix well.
5. Apply a little oil to a metal thali ( flat metal with low rim). Pour enough batter so as to fill half the height of the thali. This should ordinary be about 1/2 teacup for a small thali.
6. Sprinkle a little ground pepper on top.
7. Steam for about 10 minutes.
8. Repeat with the rest of the batter.
9. Cut into pieces and serve with oil and green chutney. Tips You can make Vegetable Dhoklas by adding finely chopped carrots, french beans and peas to the batter before stesaming.