
- Serves
- 6
- Portion
- 1 square (≈90 g)
- Time
- Soak 4 h · 1 h
- Texture
- Soft-moist
- Season
- All year
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Balancing
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (6 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice, white basmati (raw) | ½ cup | 100 g | 500 g | |
| Toor / arhar dal | 3 tbsp | 40 g | 200 g | |
| Chana dal | 2 tbsp | 30 g | 150 g | |
| Urad dal, split | 1 tbsp | 15 g | 75 g | |
| Curd (dahi), plain | ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp | 100 g | 500 g | |
| Bottle gourd (lauki) | grated | 150 g | 750 g | |
| Carrot | grated | 60 g | 300 g | |
| Green peas, fresh | ¼ cup | 40 g | 200 g | |
| Ginger, fresh | 2 tsp | 10 g | 50 g | |
| Turmeric powder | ⅛ tsp | 0.5 g | 2.5 g | |
| Rock salt (sendha namak) | 1 tsp | 5 g | 25 g | |
| Fruit salt (Eno) / leavening | 1 tsp | 4 g | 20 g | |
| Sesame (til) oil | 1 tbsp | 15 g | 75 g | |
| Mustard seeds | ¼ tsp | 1 g | 5 g | |
| Sesame seeds (til) | 1 tsp | 5 g | 25 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Soak rice and dals 4 hours; grind coarse with curd; rest 4–6 hours.
Step 2: Add vegetables, ginger, turmeric, salt, fruit salt.
Step 3: Pour into greased tin; top with tempered oil, mustard and sesame.
Step 4: Bake at 180 °C 40–45 minutes until set; cut warm.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
160kcal
Energy
5.7g
Protein
4.1g
Fat
24.5g
Carbohydrate
2.8g
Fibre
0.8g
Salt
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
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