This Moong Sprouts And Spinach Baked Khaman Dhokla is the healthier version of Khaman.Traditionallt this fluffy and spongy snack is made with gram flour, yogurt, spinach, sprouts and aromatic spices and herbs is steamed and is a crowd-pleaser. Baking reduces the oil used and it a guilt-free healthier option. Tangy and mildly sweet flavor, Khaman is a quick snack or a party appetizer. Make and enjoy the authentic Gujarati snack.
Gnocchi is delicious pasta made fresh with either from potatoes or choux dough. I have made mine from potatoes and absolutely no eggs. Served with New York Style Pizza Sauce it was yummy.
When I mention I am making pasta my girls are all help.
So when I said I am making “Gnocchi” (pronounced as nooyokhi) they were a bit unsure about the outcome. For they had “never heard of it” but they let me watch the rolling of the pasta on the U-Tube (I did not roll it in the way it’s required is a different matter) and came down to help of course.
I had some time ago picked up the book on Pasta from the library and copied the recipes and this pasta is adapted from there.
Now for changes in the recipe
I made it from potatoes and whole wheat flour, you can add 2 eggs to the potatoes if you want, but I did not and was quite pleased with the results. Also, the original recipe called for ½ a bunch of fresh marjoram I used a teaspoon of dried one, the 100 grams of butter was reduced to 50 grams.
So here’s presenting
Serves 6
Prep time: 1 hour 15 minutes
1 kg potatoes
2 cups/ 250g whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon /5g salt
½ teaspoon of marjoram
3 ½ tblspn/50g butter
freshly grated parmesan
For the sauce:
Boil the potatoes until soft. Peel.
Traditionally you rice the potatoes i.e. press the still hot potatoes through a coarse sieve on a lightly floured surface. I grated them using the finer grater. Cool.
Gradually mix the potatoes with the flour till you get a smooth homogeneous dough. (It should not stick to your fingers).
Shape the dough into a flattened hemisphere.
Cut the dough into approx ½ in wide slices, then into strips of ½ in.
These strips work them into rolls on a flour coated surface. Cut them in small pieces ½ inch long.
Now shape the gnocchi. There are 2 ways on the back of the prongs of a fork roll the ball off the fork it should be press into shape an oblong or b) shape in the dough in your hand with a little spoon. Do check the Utube for I feel my explanation is not clear.
Lay the prepared gnocchi next to one another on flour covered paper towels. Set aside for 15 min.
Boil the gnocchi boil 2 litres 8 cups of water salted. Gradually pour the gnocchi into the water and cook for 4 minutes on low heat.
Stir carefully from time to time to prevent sticking. As soon as they rise to surface removed with a slotted spoon. Drain well.
This is a part of the Blogging Marathon we are running and this time for the entire September we have the theme alphabets and if that is not easy this is further sub-divided as Regional, Street foods, Baked and International. This is my entry for the alphabet G
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Sowmya says
looks so tempting.. u have made it good!!!
Sowmya
cookingwithsapana says
Gnocchi looks so perfect with that chunky sauce !
Priya says
Gnocchi, my kid's favourite, he can start his day with gnocchi and finish it for dinner..He loveit that much.
Raksha says
Looks yummy. Nice to catch up with you here.
manjula says
wow gnocchi looks delicious dear and super flavorful recipe 🙂
Vaishali Sabnani says
Okay this hasbeenon my to do list....yes..since the past two years..but somehow have been postponing..wondering why..thanks for the inspiration.
Janani says
nice recipe very very new to me its always great to learn new stuff thanks for sharing dear.
Chitz says
That's a new recipe to me.. Looks awesome !
Srivalli says
That's surely done so nicely and neat..I should get around making this!..
Supriya Nair says
Very Yummy. Would love to try the Gnocchi
harini says
I just have packet of store bought gnocchi..I was a little lazy to try out ..but this gravy sounds good.
Pavani says
Gnocchi have come out very well.
nayana says
perfectly made, I too had made gnocchis in the past and loved the cheesy flavor....your look very tempting....
Kalyani says
they have come out so well - I remember seein an eggless version on Masterchef last season !
maha says
looks super awesome...
Gayathri Kumar says
Looks very inviting Archana. I have once made gnocchi and it was a hit at home...
Sandhya Karandikar says
I have been wanting to do this for a long time. Always thought it would be difficult. But your recipe and post help me do away my fear. Thank you.
PJ says
Never tried making this at home but looking at your recipe, I surely want to try it out. Looks great Archana...
Preeti Garg says
Never tried this recipe... look so wonderful.
Sreevalli K Emani says
Looks tempting.. Never made this before..
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
I have been wanting to make this recipe for a long time now! Really lovely!
Suma Gandlur says
They have come out very well.
veena says
Looks very tempting!!!!