CURRY LEAVES DHOKLA

Curry leaves have got many medicinal properties and it is used every day in our kitchen for making various dishes and is part of Indian curries.  Curry leaves dhokla is made with the curry leaves idli batter.  A very tasty, easy snack or breakfast to fill your stomach which can be served with chutney.  I have already posted curry patta idli,  curry patta idli fry, curry patta rice,  curry leaves kuzhambu, curry leaves kuzhambu rice,  curry patta gun powder  etc.

I am sure you will like this simple and easy snack.

Curry leaves dhokla

Let us look at the recipe now:

Ingredients:

1 cup idli batter
10-12 sprigs of curry leaves
2 green chilli
a small piece of ginger
4-5 black pepper

tempering:

few curry leaves
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp white sesame seeds 
1 tsp oil

Garnishing:

1 tbsp grated coconut
1 tsp chopped coriander leaves
1 tbsp curry patta gun powder


Method:

wash and grind the curry leaves, green chilli, ginger to a smooth paste without adding much water.  alternatively, you can take little idli batter and grind together.   mix the paste in the idli batter. powder the black pepper and add to the batter, mix well.  grease a plate, pour the batter in the plate and steam cook for 10 to 15 minutes or till the knife or tooth pick  inserted comes out clean.  

when it cools down,  cut into desired shapes.  Temper with the ingredients mentioned, sprinkle some curry patta gun powder, garnish with the grated coconut and coriander leaves and serve with chutney.