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How to make Idra | White Dhokla
Bhavna
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Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
15
minutes
mins
Total Time
20
minutes
mins
Ingredients
For Idra / Idada Batter
1
+1/2 cup Idra Flour Mix
Curd 1/2 cup if thick or else use 1 cup
Oil 4 tbsp
Hot Water as required - Batter should not be too thin
, It should be paste kind.
For Making Idra
Ginger 1 tsp
Green chili 2 tsp
Black pepper 1 tsp
, roughly grinded - Optional if your kids are not comfortable with it like mine..
Soda bi carbonate 1/4 tsp - I use 1/2 tsp ENO fruit salt
Salt to taste
Instructions
To Make Idra Batter
Take flour of rice and urad dal in a mixing bowl.
Add curd/yogurt, oil to the flour.
Pour some water and mix it well till batter consistency.
Keep the batter in a warm place and ferment it for 8-10 hours/over night.
To Make Idra Dhokla
Add finely chopped ginger and green chili in the fermented batter.
Season it with salt . If required add a little water to adjust the consistency of batter.
Take a portion of batter in a separate bowl and add a pinch of baking soda (soda bi-carbonate). Mix it well.
Prepare steam cooker for steaming Idra/Idada .
Grease Idra/Idada plate with oil and pour the Idada batter.
Spread the batter evenly on greased plate.
Sprinkle pepper powder on batter and steam it for 8-10 minutes.
Check if Idada is well cooked by pricking it with a fork/knife.
Repeat the steaming process for rest of the Idada batter.
Cut the steamed Idada into any shape pieces and serve it in a serving plate.
Serve the Idada with garlic and red chili chutney or coriander chutney.
Notes
I also add a tbsp of ground Peanut(Mumphali) and top the batter with Sesame seeds as I saw my mom always making like that...