dhokla

Microwave Dhokla

Ingredients 

Chickpea/gram flour 1 cup

Water 1/2 cup

Yogurt 1/4 cup

Salt 1 tbsp

Sugar 1 tbsp (add more if you like)

Turmeric powder 1/4 tbsp

Oil 1 tbsp

Ginger paste 1 tbsp

Fruit salt (Eno-no flavor) 1½ tbsp

Chopped green chili 3

TADAKA

Green chili cut in half vertically 3

Mustard seeds 1 tbsp

Coriander leaves

Curry leaves

Asafetida 

Oil 1 tbsp  

Sugar (optional)

Water 1/2 cup

Preparation

1. Take chickpea flour in a mixing bowl, add yogurt to it and mix well. Add 1/2 cup water and make a smooth paste.
   
   
   
   
2. Now add salt and turmeric powder and mix it again. Paste should be lump free.
   
3. Add ginger paste, green chili and mix.
   
4. Add sugar and oil and mix again to a smooth batter.
   
   
   
   
5. Grease a microwave safe pan and then add fruit salt and stir in well and pour the batter into the greased pan immediately after adding fruit salt.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Microwave on high for 4 min and fluffy dhokla is ready.
   

Tadka

1. Now heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. Leave it for 30 secs.
2. Add green chili, coriander leaves, curry leaves, asafetida and stir for 30 secs.
3. Add water and sugar(optional) and let it bowl for 2 min.
4. Pour the tadka on dhoka and cut it softly into squares.
   
5. Dhokla is ready to be served with green chutney or ketchup.
   

pizza

Ingredients

All purpose flour

Olive Oil

Salt 1/2 tbsp

Sugar 1 tbsp

Instant Yeast 1 pouch

Luke warm water 1 cup

Preparation

1. Add a teaspoon of sugar to 1/2 cup of luke warm water and then add instant yeast and let it rise for 10 mins. Sugar helps yeast rise faster.
   

   
2. In a mixing bowl, add salt to all purpose flour and add the risen yeast and mix well.
   

   
3. In another bowl pour 2 tbsp of olive oil and transfer the mixture to this bowl and coat it well with olive oil. Cover and set aside for an hour for the dough to rise.
   

   
4. Before starting to knead it, set the oven to 450F for pre heating.
5. Spread flour on the work area and start kneading the dough, folding the corners and pressing & pushing it from center towards outward with heals of the hands until it's no more sticky.
   
   
6. Roll the dough into round shape, grease the baking tray and transfer the rolled dough on it.
7. Cover the pizza base with marinara sauce and top with your choice of toppings and bake for 15-20 min until the pizza is golden and crusty.

Sandwich

Ingredients 

Bread slices 8

Hung curd/ yogurt 2 tbsp

Mayo 2 tbsp 

Chopped Cucumber 1/2

Chopped tomato 1

Salt 1/4 tbsp 

Preparation 

1. Cut the edge off of the bread slices. We don't need them.
2. In a bowl mix together all the ingredients except bread slices.
3. Now fill in this mix between 2 bread slices. Do the same for rest of bread slices.
4. Cut the sandwiches diagonally and keep in refrigerator for 20 min.
5. Serve cold sandwiches with tomato ketchup or any other dip of your choice.