Dhuska Recipe

This Dhuska recipe is a must-try for those who love street food. A tasty and popular street food from Jharkhand, Dhuska ghol or batter is prepared by grinding soaked basmati rice and chana dal.

Dhuska is a traditional recipe from Jharkhand. It is a festive recipe which is very easy to make. This recipe is good for breakfast and snack. Traditionally it is made by adding peas into the batter. But if you want, you can also add the other vegetables like carrot, capsicum, onion too.

Serves: 2
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time:  15 minutes
Soaking Time:  4-5 hours

The best part is that this no-fuss recipe is made with ingredients that you are sure to have at home! Do try this!

Ingredients of Dhuska

• 2 cups basmati rice
• ½ cup chana dal
• ¼ cup urad dal
• ½ cup water or add as needed (for grinding batter)
• 3 Green Chillies, finely chopped
• 5 cloves garlic
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• ½ tsp Kashmiri lal mirch
• ¼ tsp ajwain
• ¼ tsp black pepper powder
• A pinch of hing
• Salt to taste
• 1 handful of chopped coriander leaves
• 1/3 cup water to adjust batter consistency.
• Oil for frying (Mustard oil)

Instruction for Dhuska

1. In a mixing In a bowl, add rice, chana dal, and urad dal.
2. Wash and Soak the rice and chana dal for 4 hours.
3. After this time, wash them thoroughly and add soaked dal-rice with green chillis, garlic, and ½ cup water into the mixture jar.
4. Grind it into a medium thick and smooth paste.
5. The batter should not be very thick nor too runny.
6. In the batter, add salt, coriander leaves, onions, turmeric powder, chilli powder and mix it nicely.
7. In the batter, add salt, coriander leaves, ajwain, turmeric powder, chilli powder, a pinch of hing, and black pepper powder. Mix well.
8. Add ½ cup of water and make the pouring consistency of the batter. (Add water as needed).
9. Heat oil in a wok. It should not be too hot. Take a round spoon which we use for making dosa.
10. Then heat oil in a pan, and add batter with round shaped ladle or spoon. Drop them one by one into the hot oil.
11. Do not spread it. Note that the flame should be medium.
12. Fry till it becomes properly fried and golden brown from both sides.
13. Take it out and keep it in the kitchen towel to drain excess oil.
14. Repeat the process with the remaining batter.
15. Your dhuskas are ready!

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