Veggie Dhokla
Recipe: Popular Vegan Snack To Try At Home

Name: ~Veggie Dhokla~ Recipe: Popular Vegan Snack To Try At Home
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For the dhokla; 1 cup Gram flour (besan); 1 tbsp Semolina (suji); ½–¾ cup Mixed vegetables (carrot, capsicum, sweet corn), chopped; 4 cups Water; ¼ tsp Turmeric; ⅓ tsp Salt; 1 tsp Sugar; 1 tbsp Oil; ½ tbsp Ginger paste; 1 tbsp Lemon juice; ¾ tsp Eno (or any unflavored fruit salt); For the tempering; 1 tbsp Oil; ¾ tsp Mustard Seeds; 1-2 Green chillies (slit); 1 Sprig of Curry leaves; ⅛ tsp Asafoetida (hing); 1 tbsp Sugar; ½ cup Water; to taste Salt; 2 tbsp Chopped coriander, for garnish

30 mins

Cooking Time

Easy

Difficulty

Ingredients

Vegan

Diet

If you’re looking for vegan and gluten-free options for breakfast and snacking, Indian cuisine is a great place to start. Especially because it has flavorful and quick-to-prepare dishes like the dhokla. Also known as khaman dhokla, it’s a savoury, fluffy cake made from gram flour and basic spices. This veggie dhokla recipe includes chopped or grated vegetables in the mix, making for a healthier and more satiating meal. It’s soft to touch, easy to digest, and comes together in just 30 minutes — perfect for busy mornings, unexpected guests, or elaborate brunches.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients

For the dhokla

1 cupGram flour (besan)

1 tbspSemolina (suji)

½–¾ cupMixed vegetables (carrot, capsicum, sweet corn), chopped

4 cupsWater

¼ tspTurmeric

⅓ tspSalt

1 tsp Sugar

1 tbspOil

½ tbspGinger paste

1 tbspLemon juice

¾ tspEno (or any unflavored fruit salt)

For the tempering

1 tbspOil

¾ tspMustard Seeds

1-2Green chillies (slit)

1Sprig of Curry leaves

⅛ tspAsafoetida (hing)

1 tbspSugar

½ cupWater

to tasteSalt

2 tbspChopped coriander, for garnish

Veggie Dhokla

Veggie Dhokla Recipe: Popular Vegan Snack To Try At Home

Ingredients

Veggie Dhokla
Recipe: Popular Vegan Snack To Try At Home