Amiri Khaman | Sev Khamani

This month's theme for our Shhh Secret challenge group on Facebook is Steamed Foods which was suggested by  Annu Kollon who has amazing and healthy recipes on her blog "Entethattukada" .I for one , fell for this name she has given to her blog , it is so catchy and attractive and will make everyone want to visit her blog . Among the many healthy recipes, what I loved the most was her No Milk , No sugar , No cornflour Banana and Almond flavor icecream . I have bookmarked it for trying and I would suggest you all to try it as well . An Icecream yet so healthy !! Bumper Bonus isn't it?? 

When myself and my partner for this month ,Sujata were discussing about the secret ingredients we must share with one another , this recipe struck to me instantly and I decided to go about with this for the theme.. Sujata ji  blogs at " Batter up with Sujata" and her blog is a buffet of various recipes and a nice melange of vegetarian , non vegetarian cuisines , Eggless bakes , authentic Bengali recipes and yummy cookies and healthy salads .All which have been explained in simple and easy way . I have book marked some of her recipes to try. Hope to do at earliest.  The first thing I plan to try is her yummy melt in mouth Gulab Jamuns. You must check her recipe and it will get you drooling right away .

Secret ingredients that we exchanged ;ginger & hing/Asafoetida is what she gave me and I gave her poppy seeds and curd . Check back this space to know more about a lip smacking recipe dished out by Sujata ji  and as usual  she has prepared an authentic Bengali recipe Channar Patauri which looks absolutely delectable and yummy. 

What is Amiri Khaman?
 Amiri khaman is a very unique way to use up left over dhoklas and it serves as a perfect tea time snack or even a breakfast .

The khaman is crumbled and sautéed with some spices and pomegranate pearls ,fine sev are garnished over this amiri khaman which give a nice crunch.  I was out of Pomegranate so have skipped using them here. 

Does this recipe taste good only with left over khaman?

There is no hard and fast rule that only left over khaman needs to be used, freshly prepared ones can also be used.  This time I exclusively made khaman to try out this recipe. 

How to prepare khaman/yellow dhokla?

You can look up the detailed recipe here 

Preparation Time - 5 mins 

**if khaman is ready 

Cooking Time - 7 to 8 mins

Serves - 2 to 3 

Complexity- simple

Ingredients 

10 to 15 khaman pieces 

(Khaman recipe. - click here )

1 tsp ginger finely chopped

2 to 3 green chillies finely chopped

1/2 tsp jeera/cumin

1/2 tsp mustard /rai

8 to 10 fresh curry leaves 

2 tbsp fresh grated coconut 

1/2 tsp sugar

pinch of asafoetida 

Salt if required 

Handful of fine sev

Handful of Pomegranate pearls

Finely chopped coriander. 

**note - for this month's theme as it is "steamed foods" I specially made khaman for trying out Amiri Khaman and have not used left over dhoklas . I let them rest for about  1 hr so it is easy to crumble without the moisture .

Method 

Khaman (dhoklaa) freshly prepared and left for cooling before it can be crumbled. 

Crumble the khaman well until it appears grainy. 

Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard followed by jeera then curry leaves,green chillies and ginger . Lastly add hing and give it a quick stir.

Now add the crumbled khaman, little salt , sugar, pinch of haldi and mix it nicely. Sprinkle some water and cook covered for 2 to 3 mins.

Open the lid, add freshly grated coconut, chopped corriander .

Serve hot with a fresh garnish of sev and pomegranate pearls. I dint have pomegranate handy so haven't used it here. 

Linking this to our facebook group's secret challenge event for month of July 2020 - steamed foods