Microwave Dhokla Recipe | How To Make Instant Khaman Dhokla in Microwave

• Besan flour – 1/2 cup
• Curd – 1/4 cup ( semi solid)
• Water – 3 tbsp
• Lemon juice – 1/2 tsp
• Cooking oil – 1/2 tbsp ( 1.5 tsp)
• Turmeric powder – a pinch
• Sugar – 1/2 tsp
• Salt – as needed
• Chilli+Ginger paste – 1 tsp OR Green chilli -1 no ( finely chopped) + Ginger – 1/2 inch piece ( finely chopped)
• Plain ENO – 1/2 tsp (Use fresh, active ENO)

To Temper

• Cooking oil – 1/2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Green chilli – 1 no ( small, finely chopped)
• Curry leaves – few
• Coriander leaves – 1 sprig
• Sugar – 1 tsp
• Water – 1/2 cup
• Grated coconut – to garnish

• Keep all the ingredients ready before you start making. Take a microwave safe bowl ( Preferably square pan to make pieces) and grease it with oil. I used a thermal foil box as shown in the picture. Make sure the sides of box doesn’t touch the walls of microwave oven while cooking. Sparks may appear. So use any microwave safe dish if you have it or follow as I did.
• In a wide bowl, add besan flour, curd, water, turmeric powder, chilli+ginger paste or finely chopped green chilli and ginger, salt, sugar and cooking oil. Mix everything well using a whisk. Batter should be of bajji batter consistency. So If needed add 1 tbsp water extra. Do not make the batter runny or too watery. Dhokla won’t cook properly. So add only the mentioned quantity of ingredients.
  
• To the dhokla batter, add ENO fruit salt and mix well. Batter will become fluffy and becomes almost double in quantity. Pour the batter immediately to the greased microwave bowl. Microwave in high powder ( I Kept in 800W) for 4 minutes.(Check it once at 3 minutes). After 4 minutes, remove the dhokla and insert the back of a spoon. If it comes out clean, dhokla is done else keep it for another 30 seconds or 1 minute. Run a knife in the corners and invert the dhokla in a plate after it becomes warm. Cut into pieces.
  
  
• Heat oil in a kadai and splutter mustard seeds, curry leaves and finely chopped green chillies and coriander leaves. Add water, sugar. Boil for 2 minutes. Add this water over the dhokla pieces and serve with green chutney. Garnish with grated coconut if you like !
  
  
• For Green chutney : Grind a handful of coriander leaves, 1-2 green chilli, 3 garlic cloves, 1/2 tsp sugar, few drops of lemon juice and required salt to a smooth paste. You can add a tbsp of grated coconut of you wish. Make this chutney and serve it as a side dish for dhokla. Enjoy ! ( Once you get this recipe perfect, you can double the quantity of ingredients and try it. Please follow the mentioned quantity if you are a beginner)

• Use all the ingredients of mentioned quantity not less than that. It will give you perfect result.
• Do not skip ENO. If you don’t have ENO, add 1/4 tsp baking powder + 1/4 tsp baking soda. Mix the batter and cook immediately.
• Do not rest the batter for long time after adding ENO.
• The quantity of water may vary slightly as per the thickness of curd. I used semi solid curd not thick.
• You can use vinegar instead of lemon juice. But do not avoid it.
• If your microwave high power is more than 800w, reduce the cooking time.