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Made with ingredients like chana dal, urad dal, and poha, this Surti Locho is protein-rich and uses very minimal oil in it. It is one type of Indian street food that can be enjoyed as breakfast, a snack, or as a light dinner. If you are someone who loves Gujarati food and looking to have a tasty and healthy recipe, then this recipe could be your preference!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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This is one dish that no matter how much you are full, you just can’t stop yourself from having a bite. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flavors, the texture, and the aroma….. are just mind-blowing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is just too tempting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Surti Locho?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Locho is a steamed Gujarati Snack \/Side Dish originated in Surat, the city known for diamonds in India. It is made from the batter of Bengal gram (chana dal).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The consistency is loose and It is often topped with butter, Sev, locho masala, cilantro, onion, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the story behind this dish? History of Locho –<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Gujarati, Locho means something is not right (fishy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has its name from the fact that it was created while making Khaman. In the process of making khaman, it turned out like a lump (locho we call it in Gujarati) instead of getting pieces like Khaman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So The story behind it is something like this –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once a chef by mistake added more water to the khaman dhokla<\/a> batter. So the better turned out very runny and that’s why khaman also turned out a little softer and mushy than the regular one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So he said,” arre aa to LOCHO thai gayo<\/strong>” means It becomes lumpy and not right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To hide his mistake, he served that dish along with the tasty and colorful toppings like green chutney, sev, onion, masala, and butter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And this mistake is loved by his customers and this dish was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This dish is super easy to make. Plus you can find all the ingredients at your pantry, local Indian grocery store, or on Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The preparation is quite similar to Khaman, however, more water is added to the batter in this recipe. This recipe can be had as breakfast or snack at any time of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to serve this dish piping hot to get its perfect Locho (soft) texture and taste!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Why I Love making this recipe?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n