Surti locho

Ingredients

Method

Soak chana dal at least 3 to 4 hours after washing it 2 to 3 times. And soak flattened rice for 10 min.
Take a mixer jar, add soaked chana dal, flattened rice, ginger and green chilli together. Add some water and grind it little coarsely.
Transfer batter in a bowl, add curd, salt and turmeric and mix it properly.
Put it aside for 3 to 4 hours for fermentation.
After fermentation, take a pot or bowl for steaming (or steamer), add some water inside and put it on medium flame to pre-heat.
Grease the plate with oil.
Take some amount of locha batter in another bowl, add some water to make runny batter.
Add pinch of baking soda, 1 tsp of oil and mix it properly.
Pour it on a greased plate and put that plate in steamer.
Locho will be ready in 5 to 7 min.
Spread groundnut oil or butter, sprinkle locho masala on it.
Serve it hot with green locha chutney.

Note

Locha batter should be runny.
Baking soda will be added as per plate.
Thin layer locha batter will take time 5 to 7 min for steam, thick layer will take time at least 10 to 15 min.
Keep lame high while steaming.
Fermentation step is optional, if any one do not like.

Published by Food Magics