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  1. Hi
    What is the size of the pan you have used to steam the dhoklas please.
    It isn’t mentioned
    Thanks

  2. Hi, just wanted to say your recipes are really good. Thank you so much for sharing them. May I please ask for a picture of your steamer. Thanks in advance.

    1. Thanks Bhavika. This is the Panasonic electric rice cooker, which also had separate pans for steaming vegetables, dhokla steaming pan and an idli steaming mould. I checked on amazon and this particular piece is not available. If you plan to buy, then buy a rice cooker having a steel pot and not non-stick or else you can buy the Instant Pot.

  3. I tried the recipe today with a small twist . Instead of making them plain dhoklas I made them into Sandwiche Dhoklas with sauce as I didn’t have green chutney . My family loved them . You should have seen them relishing the Dhoklas . My mom couldn’t that they were. Suji Dhoklas​ . Thank you for your wonderful recipe . ALL the best for you future projects n endeavours​5 stars

  4. Hi..
    Today i made this rava dhokla. Bt it ultimately got the texture of upma. I made it in microwave. Before using the rava i roasted it. N instead of lemon juice used yogurt. I cn u tell me y it became dry.

    1. its got too much cooked in the microwave. when cooking in microwave, care has to be taken. if the food gets overdone, then the texture becomes dry, hard or dense.

  5. Hi Dassana,
    This one is the first recipe which did not turn out well. My eno was active still it turned hard. By seeing your quantity of dhokla in pictures, I feel you used just 1 cup semolina. As I think 1tsp eno is good for 1 cup suji. Can you please advise..

    1. bhavana, i have used 2 cups only. you might be feeling this due to the camera position and focus. the first pic is taken from a distance. the hardness can also be due to less water or too much steaming. depending on the type of rava (fine to coarser) the water proportions will change. 1 teaspoon eno is enough for 2 cups of rava. too much of eno or baking soda gives a typical smell in the final dish and therefore i do not add more. i hope this helps.

  6. Hey!

    I tried this recipe and it came out pretty good. I used roasted rava as I didn’t have plain rava. How does the choice of rava make a difference?

    I am huge huge fan of your recipes. While making rava dhokla, I was checking out your idli recipe and have soaked the rice and dal.
    And cooked palak aloo for lunch which came out excellent.

    God bless you 🙂

  7. Dear Dassana,
    The Dhokla turned out to be soft, fluffy and delicious and got over within 5 mins. Thanks a ton for sharing your talent with everyone. God bless u ??5 stars

  8. Dear Dassana,
    I would like to know if semolina has been roasted before making the batter.
    Thanks in advance for your help!

      1. Dear Dassana, I made this Dhokla today and it turned out soft,fluffy and delicious. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us. God bless u ??.

  9. Hi …
    Tnx for ua simple and easy recipes. Can u plz tell whether baking soda should be added and kept for some time?

    1. no. after adding baking soda, quickly stir and make the dhokla. if you keep for some more time, the the batter looses its aeration and does not become soft or fluffy while steaming.

  10. Ma’am , gud eve, I tried rava dhokla and followed all your instructions but it didn’t turn out the same. I jus don’t know what went wrong, I used eno fruit salt with lemon flavour

    1. what happened. they were not soft and became hard? if this is the case then it could be the shelf life or freshness of eno. moreover as soon as you add eno, the batter has to be mixed quickly and kept for steaming. if the batter is kept outside even for some minutes, the dhokla will not be soft.

  11. I’m in love with your blog. Its just perfect. I’m planning to prepare this for a light dinner tonight. M sure it will be great like your other recipes…….5 stars

  12. Hi Dassana, which sooji is recommended for rava dhokla ? fine or coarse .Or either would do. Will coarse sooji be equally effective as the fine one ?

  13. used citric acid instead of lemon juice..
    tastes very good..
    thanks for sharing the recipe…
    can i add besan to it?

  14. Hi…. Dr… On daily basis I read ur recipes… though I had never tried it.. but today I want to make rava dhokla. I’m not having microwave or oven. Just want to know when we have to put the pan in pressure cooker for steaming the batter do we need water too in the cooker ?

    1. thanks samridhi. yes you need water in the cooker. the water should just touch the 1/2 to 1 inch of the pan from the bottom. remove the whistle of the pressure cooker while steaming. in case the water dries up in the cooker then add some more water and continue to steam.

  15. Thanks for the lovely recipes..made the khaman dhoklas in microwave..turned out great..thanks..xxx

  16. Dear Dassana i like your website very much your recepies are explained in very simple and easy way thanks for sharing .

  17. Hi Dassana,
    Hope you are doing good 🙂
    It’s always a joy to read and try out your recipes. Good work. Keep it up.
    I want to know if I have to use yoghurt instead if lemon juice how much should I use.
    Regards,
    Sue.

  18. Hi,
    I never heard of adding water when tempering dhokla with rai, jeera, til etc. Could you please explain me the reason for that ? Thank you.

  19. Hi Dasanna, My dhoklas turned a little hard. I used baking soda as Eno is not available here easily (Germany). I steamed it in pressure cooker for 18-20 mins and the toothpick test was perfect. I guess the water content or the soda went wrong.

    1. you have pinpointed the issue. either water content or soda is the culprit. but even over steaming can be an issue. i think 12 to 15 minutes should be fine in the pressure cooker. the baking soda must not be active.

  20. hi,
    culd u plz tell me, hw to make besan dhokla and tantana dhokla which is being found in haldiram and Bikaner.
    thnks

    1. besan dhokla is already posted on the blog. i don’t know what is tantana dhokla. will have to check it out. however, i don’t have any haldiram or bikaner shops here.

  21. and also sorry forgot to ask ….can i use normal or coarse semolina or does it have to b the fine version?
    thanks again

  22. Hi Dassana, thanks for this recipe. just wanted to ask if i could also add some leftover rice to this recipe as i had some in the fridge. cant wait to try this!!

    1. what did you add. eno or baking soda. it should not become hard. so something wrong with the eno or soda or the batter did not have enough moisture.

  23. dassana.. i am in trouble.. ur rava dhokla reminded me of kesaris.. and now i want to have them…. i will stick to the khaman dhokla for trail… navin is not a rava fan eithr.. he loves suji halwa but everything else he says no.. picky eater u know.. !!!:)

  24. I tried this recipe yesterday and everybody in my home loved it. Thanks a lot Dassana.
    I just love your blog. ..

  25. ohhhhhhhhhh yumm lovely dhoklas loving the way u have got it perfect.Is it some kind of special steamer dassana??? loving it what is it called.

  26. I should try this recipe with wheat rava ! believe it works 🙂 this is tempting me to the core !

      1. Please send a recipe for jalebi also because I have full faith in you if it is your recipe then in is bound to be perfect.
        Sudha
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