Dhokley

Step 1

Soak rice and lentis separateyly overnight. Mix them together and grind to a smooth paste. Add garlic, salt, yogurt, yeast, red chilli powder, coriander, fenugreek and green chillies powder. Mix well, cover and keep the batter in a warm place for 2-3 hours.

Step 2

Brush cooking oil in a round cake pan or pizza pan and pour the batter in the pan.

Step 3

Place the pan carefully on top of a pot of boiling water and cook for 30-35 minutes.

Step 4

To check if read, insert tooth pick in the centre. If it comes out clean, remove from heat and garnish. Otherwise, cook it for another 3-4 minutes.

Step 5

To prepare the fry-garnish (tarka), slighlty cooking oil in a frying pan on medium heat for 2-3 minutes.

Step 6

When it cools, cut into squre pieces.

Step 7

Serve with garlic chutney. For the chutney take 10-12 cloves of garlic and 5-6 whole red chillies. Roast them on a griddle and grind into a fine mixture with 2 tbp of cooking oil. Season with a pinch of salt in the end.