Try these healthy steamed snack recipes at home
If you want to have healthy and nutritious food, then steaming is one of the best cooking techniques to adopt. From steamed dhokla to idlis and khandvis, there are lots of steamed snacks that you can indulge in guilt-free without the stress of unhealthy weight gain. Here are five steamed snack recipes you can try at home on a daily basis.
Oats idli
Dry roast oats and then grind them into a powder in a mixer. Saute mustard seeds, chana dal, and urad dal in oil. Add chopped chilies, coriander, grated carrots, and turmeric powder, and cook. Add this mixture to the powdered oats along with yogurt and mix well. Pour the batter into greased idli molds and steam for 15 minutes. Serve hot with green chutney.
Besan khandvi
Mix together besan, turmeric, curd, salt, red chili powder, asafoetida, and water to make a batter. Cook the mixture while stirring the batter well. Grease the plates with oil and spread the batter on it, and steam it. Cut it into strips. Saute sesame seeds, mustard seeds, chilies, and a little water in oil. Pour this over the khandvi, and garnish with coriander.
Sooji dhokla
Made with semolina, this Gujarati snack recipe can be had in the evening with some chai. Whisk semolina with yogurt, turmeric powder, salt, ginger paste, and green chilies. Add water, fruit salt, and oil and mix well. Pour the batter into a steamer and steam for 10 minutes. Saute mustard seeds, asafoetida, and curry leaves in oil. Pour this tempering over the dhokla.
Rice panki
Combine together yogurt, salt, rice flour, and warm water. Cover and keep aside for three-four hours to ferment. Add asafoetida, water, green chili-ginger paste, ghee, garlic, and cumin seeds, and mix everything well. Pour the batter on a greased banana leaf, and fold and seal the leaf. Cook the banana leaves on a pan until light brown. Serve hot.
Soya paneer momo
Soak soya granules in water. Combine together maida, warm water, and oil and make a dough. Saute garlic, ginger, and onions in oil. Add bell pepper, soya granules, salt, and pepper, and cook. Add grated paneer and mix well. Roll thin rotis from the dough, add the soya-paneer filling, and seal them. Place the momos in an idli maker and steam for 10-15 minutes.
