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Home » Appetizers N Starters » Instant Khaman Dhokla - Gram flour cake - Microwave version

Instant Khaman Dhokla - Gram flour cake - Microwave version

Published: Jun 29, 2012 · Modified: May 3, 2021 by Shweta Arora · This post may contain affiliate links

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Khaman Dhokla (Gram flour cake) is a popular Gujarati snack & one of my mouth-watering, 'go to' dishes when I want to prepare something in a jiffy. I don't have the patience to wait for 20 mins (which is the time taken by steaming process) so I go for the microwave version which gives me my Khaman in 2 mins -yaaayyy!! 

Recently I learnt that Khaman & Dhokla are actually two different food items. Khaman i.e. the recipe I am showing you today is prepared from chana dal/Gram flour & is usually yellow (due to addition of turmeric). Whereas Dhokla is prepared from rice flour (as main ingredient) & is generally white or pale yellow in color. But the name 'Khaman Dhokla' is so popular that I decided to label it that way.

Ingredients:

For Khaman :
1 cup gram flour (besan)
1 & ½ tablespoon of semolina (rava)
1 teaspoon of green chili & ginger paste
½ teaspoon of citric acid (nimbu ke phool) or 1 teaspoon lemon juice
3 teaspoon sugar
¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
Pinch of hing (asafoetida)
1 tablespoon oil
1 & ½ teaspoon ENO or fruit salt
1 cup of water
salt to taste

For Tempering:
½ teaspoon mustard seeds (rai)
½ teaspoon sesame seeds
1-2 green chilies finely chopped
1 tablespoon of oil
few curry leaves
1 cup of water
2 teaspoon sugar

Method: 
For Khaman:

  • Sift all the dry ingredients (except ENO & ginger chili paste) to get rid of any lump.
  • Now add the ginger paste, green chili paste, water & make a lump free batter.
  • Add ENO & on top of it add 1 tablespoon of water. As as soon as you add water ENO will start to bubble.
  • Once the bubbling stops, go ahead & mix the batter well. The Batter will instantly rise & become fluffy. Many think that the Khaman will rise while cooking, that's not the case, this is the only step when Khaman will rise.

 

  • Grease a microwave safe dish & pour the batter in it. Spread evenly.
  • Cook in microwave for 2 mins on High. Allow to stand for 1 min.Poke a tooth pick at the center to check if its done. If the toothpick comes out clean with no batter stuck to it that means our Khaman is ready. Depending on the size of your dish and the make of your microwabe you may need more time. If it still feels uncooked, cook in increments of 1 min.
  • Keep it aside.

For Tempering: 

  • Heat oil in a small vessel & once hot add the mustard seeds. Once they crackle, add the remaining ingredients like sesame seeds, green chilies, curry leaves & stir for a min. Switch off the gas & water and sugar to the tempering. (Be careful as it may splatter).
  • Pour the tempering over the Khaman spreading it evenly.
  • Cut the dhokla evenly & garnish with coriander.
  • The khaman prepared this way turns out equally nice & porous like you would get with the steaming process. Try it!!
  • That's it wait no longer serve this Instant Khaman with Green Chutney!!

Happy Cooking!!
Shweta

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  1. Sharwan Aggarwal

    August 06, 2013 at 5:04 am

    Hello Shewta,

    I tried your receipe yesterday, One thing by mistake I put only 1and 1/2 tsp eno instead of tb. sp. so the sponge was not that good and 2 min. cooking time was not sufficient. I ccoked it for another 2 min then also it was not properly cooked pl. correct me where i am wrong as all of us like dhokla very much.

    Reply
  2. Shella

    April 05, 2013 at 9:31 pm

    Tried it many ways never could perfect it. Sometimes it's great sometimes totally bad..... Never tried to mwave it. Let me try this too

    Reply
  3. Shweta in the Kitchen

    February 17, 2013 at 4:39 pm

    You can add 1 tbsp eno, that should work too.

    Reply
  4. Anonymous

    February 15, 2013 at 8:46 am

    how much of eno did you add please

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  5. Anonymous

    February 14, 2013 at 7:01 am

    i think you put too much of eno...mine came out well but it just broke into pieces..can you please recheck and let me know..

    Reply
  6. Shweta in the Kitchen

    February 08, 2013 at 11:43 pm

    Hi, not sure of the configuration of ingredients used but you could try the recipe mentioned by me above & see it that turns out well. Let me know if you liked it.

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  7. Anonymous

    January 29, 2013 at 2:05 pm

    i tried the same recipe provided in the cook book that came with the microwave but however after i microwave the mixture, the dhokla became red in colour while the bottom part was still uncooked and in paste form, please help!!

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  8. Shweta in the Kitchen

    October 15, 2012 at 12:09 am

    Totally Agree DV, microwave is a true time saver & multi-use appliance. Would love to hear back from you on the Dhokla recipe 🙂

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  9. DV

    October 12, 2012 at 5:28 am

    Definitely wonderful to be able to spend less time and get awesome food! Microwave is a great appliance and glad to find so mnay recipes online!

    Reply
  10. Smitha

    July 12, 2012 at 1:28 am

    Dhokla came out perfect!...quick and easy snack!...
    Thanks for sending it to the MEC event!

    Reply
  11. Pari

    July 05, 2012 at 8:07 am

    Dear Shweta, the dhokla has turned very soft. Pls link your post to my event, use the logo and let me know once done.

    JOIN ME IN THE MONTH OF JULY IN- ‘ONLY’ MICROWAVE COOKING & COOKBOOK GIVEAWAY

    FOODELICIOUS

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  12. Shabbu

    July 01, 2012 at 10:24 am

    Looks delicious and perfect..
    Shabbu's Tasty Kitchen

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  13. Kalyan

    July 01, 2012 at 12:10 pm

    Just mouthwatering...would love to have some!

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  14. Anonymous

    June 30, 2012 at 10:56 am

    Hey hi Shweta , are u sure the measurement of Eno, I mean should'nt it be teaspoon instead of tablespoon..?..Correct me if m wrong..All the best...:)

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  15. Prathima Rao

    June 30, 2012 at 7:31 am

    Soft & perfect dhoklas!!! Wanna grab them off the screen!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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