Dhokla is a fast food from the Indian state of Gujarat. Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ... This article is for the Indian state. ...

The dish can be made of ground chana dal (chickpeas) soaked overnight; other recipes call for besan. This paste is left for fermentation for four to five hours then is spiced by adding chile pepper, ginger, and baking soda . The dhokla is then steamed for about ten minutes on a flat dish and cut into pieces. It is usually served with green chutney or some peanut oil. Dhokla can also be fried further with mustard seed for extra spiciness. It is garnished with coriander. Binomial name Cicer arietinum L. Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Gram flour (also known as chana dall, chana flour, besan or chickpea flour) is an ingredient used in Indian cuisine. ... For other uses, see Fermentation. ... The chile pepper, chili pepper, or chilli pepper, or simply chile, is the fruit of the plant Capsicum from the nightshade family, Solanaceae. ... For other uses, see Ginger (disambiguation). ... Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3), or sodium hydrogen carbonate, also known as baking soda and bicarbonate of soda, is a soluble white anhydrous or crystalline compound, with a slight alkaline taste resembling that of sodium carbonate. ... A chutney (British spelling), chatni (Urdu or Hindi transliteration) or catni (archaic transliteration) is a term for a variety of sweet and spicy condiments, originally from South Asia. ... Plantains frying in vegetable oil. ... Mustard seeds are small, about 1mm in diameter. ... External links Wikibooks Cookbook has more about this subject: Spice Food Bacteria-Spice Survey Shows Why Some Cultures Like It Hot Citat: ...Garlic, onion, allspice and oregano, for example, were found to be the best all-around bacteria killers (they kill everything). ... Binomial name L. Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ...

Khatta Dhokla, Khaman Dhokla, Rasia Dhokla, Cheese Dhokla are different varieties of Dhokla prepared by Gujarati housewives and are now also locally available in sweatmeat shops all over India. This article is for the Indian state. ...

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External links

• Dhokla recipe
• Recipe for Instant Khaman Dhokla
• Recipe for dhokla

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