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Try Chef Kunal Kapur’s Samak Dhokla Recipe For Navratri Vrat
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News18•13-10-2026, 19:09
Try Chef Kunal Kapur’s Samak Dhokla Recipe For Navratri Vrat
- •Spice up your Navratri fasting menu with Chef Kunal Kapur's unique soft and steamed Samak Dhokla.
- •The recipe replaces regular rice flour with barnyard millet and sabudana for a vrat-friendly snack.
- •Preparation takes about 30 minutes with a cooking time of 20 minutes, serving four people.
- •Pair the warm dhokla with a refreshing, tangy coriander-mint chutney made with sendha namak.
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Chef Kunal Kapur's vrat-friendly dhokla swaps regular rice flour for one cup of samak ke chawal (barnyard millet) and four tablespoons of sabudana, combined with ingredients like curd, water, ginger paste, green chilli paste, sendha namak, and baking soda or fruit salt.
The recipe takes approximately 50 minutes in total, which includes 30 minutes of preparation time and 20 minutes of cooking time, yielding four servings.
The accompanying vrat chutney is made by blending 2 cups of coriander leaves, 1 cup of mint leaves, 1 tablespoon of roasted cumin powder, 3 tablespoons of anardana powder, black pepper, sendha namak to taste, and half a cup of chilled water.
