Dhokla, also called dokla, is a savoury sponge dish that originated in the Indian state of Gujarat but is popular throughout India, made with a fermented batter steamed to a cake-like consistency. The batter consists of a mixture of rice with the pulse Bengal gram, though variants replace the gram with chickpeas, pigeon peas, or urad beans, and in 2018 it was reported that Ahmedabad had a daily consumption of 10,000 kilograms of dhokla.
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Origin Period, From (Year)This year documents dukkia, a pulse based precursor dish mentioned in a Jain text, not dhokla by its own name. Origin Period, To (Year)This year marks the earliest known written use of the word dhokla itself, in the Gujarati text Varanaka Samuchaya, not a stated end date for the dish's origination. Origin Region Sources
1. Dhokla, Wikipedia
Lead section, first sentence
originated in the Indian state of Gujarat but is popular throughout India
History section, paragraph on dukkia
Dukkia, a pulse-based precursor of dhokla, is mentioned in a Jain text dated to 1066 CE.
History section, paragraph on Varanaka Samuchaya
The earliest extant work to mention the word dhokla is the Gujarati Varanaka Samuchaya (1520 CE).
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