Daliya Dhokla (Broken Wheat Steamed Savory Cake)

Dhokla is a vegetarian food item that originates from the Indian state of Gujarat. It is usually made with a fermented batter derived from rice and split chickpeas. The recipe I am sharing with you all is a healthy twist to this famous Gujarati farsan. Daliya is also known as Broken wheat, Fada, Bulgar wheat, Lapsi. I use this grain a lot in my cooking as it is very nutritional . As its made from whole wheat, it contains fibers and thus it's healthier to include this in your cooking compared to rice. The soft spongy texture of the dhokla makes it exciting for kids to give it a try. I am confident that they would enjoy it as much as adults would and serving it with a sweet chutney or ketchup makes it enticing enough for them. It just breaks down in to flavored wheat granules in our mouth making it a minimal mess snack that can be given in the lunch box. You can temper it with mustard seeds, Fennel seeds, chilies etc to suit your taste and needs.

• 1 cup Daliya / broken wheat
• ½ cup semolina/ sooji
• 1 cup yogurt
• 2 green chilly/ finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger
• 4-5 curry leaves
• 1 teaspoon Sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds
• ¼ teaspoon hing
• ½ teaspoon turmeric powder/haldi
• salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon fruit salt
• 2 teaspoon oil for tempering