Spicy Dhokle – Steamed Lentil’s Cake
- 16
- March
- 2010
Ukkarai:
Ukali / Ukarai in Tamil, Dhokla / Dhokle. Paruppu Idly. Lentil’s Idly.
I can’t put anything in my mouth, that doesn’t look close to my traditional food. Or simply, I repel away from any industry processed food. I keep a big distance from any stuff, which my great grandmother wouldn’t consider as food.
My mommy is a food faddist in the family. She shows tremendous affinity towards anything new, exotic and always so curious to try all the expensive goods. Making marketing so easy, he he. She will quickly deplete my Dad’s wallet on fancy goods from Nilgiris and Food World. The funny thing is, she seldom cooks and rarely eats n appreciates the stuff she buys. Most of the time, it will be getting lured by colorful advertisements or influenced by fancy packages. Good that I missed that trait from her, ha ha.
When it comes to cooking…As a teenager, I started experimenting in the kitchen. Right from the beginning(when I knew nothing about cooking), I started dominating my mother. Mommy used to hate me so much, when I make her cook! Of course I am the most demanding and problematic child.
I should also say, I refined and influenced her culinary skills in many ways. If I haven’t had showed up in the kitchen…many wouldn’t have known, that my Mom cooks(as she always had a cook) and many of her delicacies would have gone unappreciated!! Now, I take pride that I literally plundered the traditional cooking legacy from her. Not guilty, happy that I did so.:)
This is one such recipe, I pestered her to cook.:)
Ingredients:
Soak and Wet-Grind These:
Chana dal 1/4 cup
Mung dal 1/4 cup
Thuvar dal 1/4 cup
Raw rice 1 fistful
Fenugreek seeds 1/2 spoon
Dry red chilies 5
Garlic cloves 5 – with skin
Curry leaves few
Salt.
For Tempering:
Mustard seeds 1/2 spoon
Cumin seeds 1/2 spoon
Asafoetida 1/4 spoon
Chana+Urad dal 2-4 spoons
Peppercorns 2-4
Dry red chilies 3
Curry leaves few
Sesame oil.
Method:
Steam cook the batter, made above for 10-12 minutes.
Divide them into desired shapes.
In a wide wok, heat oil and throw in the tempering spices, wait till they pop, splutter and get roasted…followed by chopped dhokles.
Stir-fry over high heat for couple of minutes, when they turn crisp…remove from heat.
Serve warm.
Malar,
Looks healthy and tasty.
yummy.
Mouth-watering dish! Will surely try this soon..Thanks for this recipe..
I know dhokla which is made from rava..but this is new to me….really nice..have to try
This is a new dish to me..looks spicy..
Typical gujarati dhokla..love them!! tempting and tasty..
one of my fav..can hv it any time..they look very inviting
Interesting must give a try………..
The Dhoklas are really mothwatering… I never cooked when I was a teenager. The word “Cooking” didnt exist in my dictionary then…infact I strated cooking after my marriage and till today most of my relatives wonder If I can actually cook
now you can very well imagine my reputation:)
Spicy and delicious. Looks like idli upma.
I was a picky eater and now as a mom I realize how much trouble I might have given to my mom
So you got this skill from your mom 
Lovely dhokla, Malar !
super dish malar….pics r awesome.. i m sure they taste delicious
Dokla looks perfect and yummy!
It was so nice reading about your mom da
very new dish to me…healthy and filling too, I am bookmarking this one 
Sounds diff & healthy Malar..nice step by step snaps..
interesting recipe..looks yumm
hi Malar,Is okkarai and ukkarai the same?
awesome awesome!!!!!!!!
The pics make me want to have it right away!
Lovely dhokla, looks tempting and yummy.
Lovely dhokla dear…loved the way u spiced it up
yum yum yummy
Dhoklas looks spicy and tasty tempting to hv it now itself… I like dhoklas, but i didnt tried like this yummy one. Thanks for sharing dear,, Take Care n Keep Smiling.
lovely dhokla dear..healthy yet yummy…i would eat the whole thing if you would pass me that plate
Never tried this…Looks great and cute dear…
looks different and nice malar..
Nice Dhokla
Isn’t it amazing how many varieties in a simple food like Dokla can be achieved !
Thanks for dropping by on my blog and commenting.
Will follow your blog.
Looking fwd to share and know you more.
This is very healthy and delicious, I like!
Very nice dhoklas. Never tried this at home. Thanks for sharing.
Looks so so so yummy.. I am drooling over the picture.. yummy and really it looks spicy too.
dhokla my fav…it luks nice n healthy too.
i am drooling over your pictures! wonderful recipe, Malar!
This is something, i always wanted to know.. I used to buy dokla packs from reliance..U need to mix it with water and steam it.
Very healthy dish…
Lovely dhokla….haven’t tried one myself yet….will try it for sure now…Thanks for the recipe malar
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The dhoklas look soft, spongy just as they should be.Lovely texture and deliciously presented.
wow nice healthy n spicy dhokla malar
never heard of these ingredients in dhokla.. liked frying the dhoklas instead of just tempering..
Oooh that yummy dhokla dish! I am suddenly craving for some
Srimathi,
I am not sure about the name…I had this dish at my grandma’s place, when I was a kid (4th grade). Vaguely remember the name. Later discovered dhokla, which was much similar in taste…
Thanks a lot girls:)
Lovely recipe I would love to tuck into some.
How unique and interesting – hope to try it sometime.
nice & one more new recipe I’m looking at
sounds rich and well spiced, tasty one!!! should try it !! nice funny traits about your mom 
Totally different !! Thanks for sharing !! Will try them and let you know !!
Oh wow! I can almost get the taste here just by looking at the pics! It looks super delicious!
its yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!