Steamed Instant Khatta Dhokla/Rava Dhokla

(Indian Savory Semolina Cake)

The recipe is from Shweta in the Kitchen. The results were delicious! 

This is a traditional Gujarati dish from western India. Although the batter does have to sit for 10 minutes before steaming, that is still instant, compared to the traditional method: soaking legumes and rice for hours, then grinding them, and letting them ferment, before steaming.

I made it in the Instant Pot (not sponsored), using IP instructions from Instapottin' with Poonam's method for Dhokla. I don't usually use Eno fruit salts for instant leavening (as in the recipe). Instead, I used a small amount of baking soda and baking powder, and the Dhokla was fairly light.

Shweta in the Kitchen Website, Instant Khatta Dhokla - Instant Rava Dhokla -  Savory Semolina Cake

Instapottin' with Poonam Website, Dhokla

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Handvo (Savory Vegetable Cake) Sandwich

This is a Throwback to early July: Handvo (Savory Vegetable Cake) Sandwich, with Harissa (Moroccan pepper sauce) and Sev (crispy Indian chickpea-flour noodles). The Handvo was made from Food Fashion Party's excellent recipe. I spread some Harissa on toast, then added slices of Handvo, followed by a few sprinklings of Sev. It made a satisfying meal, with whole-milk yogurt, and sorbet (not pictured). 

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Savory Vegetable Cake - Handvo

This kind of cake is from Gujarat in India. Recipe of Food Fashion Party. These were baked in a mini-bundt cake pan. This is a quick-and-easy version, that doesn't require hours of soaking dal/legumes and rice, grinding them, and then allowing them another few hours to ferment. It uses Handvo flour, and tells you how to make your own, if necessary. It uses a combination of baking powder and baking soda to instant-ferment the batter before baking. 

As I always find Handvo to be very heavy (that's just me), after mixing the basic batter together, I covered it and let it sit on the counter to ferment a bit (not part of the recipe). I meant it to be just an hour or so, but it ended up being more like 6 hours. Between that and the baking powder/soda, the Handvo was very light, and easy for me to eat. I'm sure I'll make it again! 

I used store-bought Handvo flour, and, for veggies, canned carrots. I like these carrots because they are very convenient. I just take them out of the can, mash them up (they're already very soft), and add them to the batter. (The carrot water from the can, I use for soup or rice or whatever, because it has a lot of vitamins.)

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Besan Khaman-Dhokla (Chickpea Flour Microwave Savory Cake)

A close-up view of the dhokla/khaman, cooked in 5 minutes in the microwave. A steamed savory cake made from besan/chickpea flour, lightened with baking powder, baking soda, and lemon juice (not Eno). Tempering mixture included mustard seeds, dried cilantro, sugar, and water. Recipe from 2014 for Dhokla, DHOKLA in MICROWAVE, Dhokla Recipe, Instant Dhokla, Besan Dhokla, Dhokra from Dr. Shalini on YouTube. 

Besan Khaman-Dhokla (Chickpea Flour Microwave Savory Cake)

Dhokla or khaman or khaman dhokla. A steamed savory cake made from besan/chickpea flour, topped with a tempering of mustard seeds, dried cilantro, sugar, and water. Cooked in microwave in 5 minutes. Doesn't contain Eno fruit salts. Uses mixture of baking powder, baking soda, and lemon juice to lighten the savory cake. Recipe from 2014 for Dhokla, DHOKLA in MICROWAVE, Dhokla Recipe, Instant Dhokla, Besan Dhokla, Dhokra from Dr Shalini on YouTube.