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Dhokla is a traditional Indian snack that basically originated in Gujarat and later gained huge popularity all over the country. It is made of very few ingredients that provide healthy nutrients to the body. Hence, dhokla is a light food that fits perfectly into the diet of overweight people and even ill patients. Though rice and chickpeas are the basic ingredients for making Gujarati dhokla, this snack is modified by adding different other food materials to the batter prepared for making this steamed food.  Healthy ingredients added for modifying a dhokla recipe  Dhokla Recipe | Image Resource: wikipedia.org Green Moong dal or green gram can be used instead of split chickpeas in preparing dhokla. The green gram is known to be rich in protein, Folic acid, antioxidants, and fibres. Folic acid helps in the growth of red blood cell count while antioxidants decrease the inflammation caused by free radicals in a human body. Hence, the mixture of ground green Moon...

Gujarati people are basically vegetarians and food lovers. They prepare various kinds of tasty foods for their daily meals. Dhokla is their favourite snack that is prepared very frequently in all Gujarati households. It is considered to be healthy food that can be consumed by all young and old, including patients suffering from digestive or cardiac problems. Now, dhokla has gained popularity in other parts of India too, where it has undergone several modifications as well. Varieties of tasty dhoklas are available in many sweet shops and eateries all over the country. Different types of dhokla recipe for satisfying foodies    Dhokla Recipe | Image Resource : shutterstock.com The original version of dhokla is made by grinding rice and split chickpeas or Bengal gram. A batter is made by mixing these ingredients with homemade curd and fermented for several hours. Then limited amounts of baking soda, ginger and garlic paste, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, and sal...