Monday, May 31, 2010

Weight Loss Recipe - Spinach Dhokla

Ingredients:
Besan 1/2 cup, Red chilly powder 1/4 tsp, Oil 1 tsp, Spinach 8-10 leaves, Sugar 2 tsp, Eno fruit salt 1 tsp, Juice of 1 lemon, Finely chopped Green, Grated Ginger 1 inch, Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp, Salt to taste and Chilies 2.

Preparation:
Take a bowl and mix besan with chopped spinach, ginger, green chilies, sugar spice powders and salt to taste. Then mix water to make a smooth paste by using approximately1/2 cup of water for 1 cup of besan. After that mix one teaspoon full of oil and stir well. Next step is to heat up 1 cup of water and then place it on a pan having some water in it. You have to smear the pan with oil in order to lubricate it. As the water starts to boil, you can add the Eno fruit salt to the paste and stir continuously. Then pour the paste over the already greased pan and place it on top of the vessel with water in cooker. After covering the lid it should be steamed in the cooker on moderate temperature without a whistle. Then it should be cooked for about 15-20 minutes until the fork or a toothpick comes out totally clean. Then it should be removed from the cooker to make pieces. Then start heating oil in a small vessel and put few mustard seeds. Let it fry for a while. Then some green chilies should be added and heat should be turned off. Then add approximately 2 tablespoons of water and some lemon juice. One should pour this mixture with, water, lemon mix on top of the dhoklas. Then let the dhoklas soak the liquid for a couple of minutes. The dhoklas are ready to be served.