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Saturday, October 24, 2015

Bread Dhokla


There used to be a Gujarati cook show telecast on one of the Hindi channels I used to subscribe. It caught my attention one day since it was a vegetarian show and most of the recipes the chefs used to present were not run of the mill kind, at least from a south Indian point of view. I used to watch the show so regularly that I even got acquainted with the language and not even needed the English subtitles for the translation anymore. I had noted down loads of recipes from that show and this bread dhokla is one of them. The chef probably decided to call this dish a dhokla based on how it is presented. I had zero expectations when I first tried this dish but really loved it after giving it a try. This makes a great evening snack and provides a variety if you are bored with the regular sandwich recipes.

Ingredients:
8 bread slices (I used whole wheat bread.)
Ingredients for paste:
6 tbsp. hung curd / yogurt
2 to 3 tbsp. ground peanuts
Salt to taste
A pinch of turmeric powder
1 tbsp grated dry coconut 
1 tbsp green chillie paste
Ingredients for tadka:
2 tbsp. oil 
1 tsp. mustard seeds
1 tsp. cumin seeds
2 dried red chilies, broken into bits
1 tbsp sesame seeds
Few curry leaves 
A pinch of turmeric powder

Method:
* Remove the crusts of the bread slices.
* Combine all the ingredients under the 'paste' list in a bowl. Spread the mixture thickly on a bread slice and cover it with another bread slice. Cut the sandwich into 4 pieces.
* Repeat the steps with the remaining bread slices and the remaining curd paste.
* Heat oil in a wide, shallow pan and add mustard seeds,cumin and the red chilies. When mustard seeds start to pop, add sesame seeds, curry leaves and turmeric. Saute for about 10 seconds.
* Turn down the heat and next add the bread pieces carefully. Sprinkle some water / butter milk so that bread softens a bit and mix gently. When the bottom side crisps up, carefully flip the bread pieces so that the other side is done as well.
* Serve warm immediately. It can be served as it is or with a sauce of your choice if needed.
 
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Comments

11 comments:

Priya Suresh said...

Worth to try, quite an interesting dhokla.. Looks fabulous.

Sowmya :) said...

That's an interesting version of dhokla...looks super! And kudos to you for learning recipes in languages you didn't understand....amazing

Pavani said...

Wow, dhokla with bread sounds very very interesting and looks just like the real thing.

vimalalakshmi said...

Dhokla with bread soo different.........

Varada's Kitchen said...

You are a true foodie, learning a language from a cooking show! The recipe is truest unique.

Sandhya Ramakrishnan said...

What an achievement to learn a new language through food channel. Food does bring us all closer :) Love the dish!

Harini R said...

Very interesting version of dhokla.

cookingwithsapana said...

Bread dhokla looks inviting.

Sneha's Recipe said...

This version dhokla is a great for an evening snack.

Chef Mireille said...

gorgeous beautiful golden color

Kalyani said...

Super recipe ... Bookmarking !