Dal Dhokli

Dal Dhokli

Dal Dhokli is a delicious Gujarati recipe. It can be consumed as a single dish and can also be paired up with rice.

Dal Dhokli is a delicious dish mostly popular in the Gujarat state of India. The basic ingredients of this recipe are wheat flour, besan, asafoetida, and mustard seeds to name a few. The dish is healthy and nutritious and can be prepared at home.

Ingredients of Dhokli:

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 1/2 tbsp besan

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp chilli powder

1/4 tsp asafoetida

1 tbsp oil

1/4 tsp carom seeds

Salt to taste

For the Dal:

1 cup toovar dal

2 tbsp ghee

1 tbsp oil

1/4 tsp mustard seeds

1/4 tsp cumin seeds

1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds

5 curry leaves

2 cloves

2 mm piece cinnamon

1 bay leaf

2 round red chillies

1/4 tsp asafoetida

5 kokum, soaked

5 tbsp jaggery

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tbsp lemon juice

2 green chillies slit green chillies

1/2 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp grated ginger

2 tbsp boiled peanuts

Salt to taste

For Garnishing:
4 tbsp finely chopped coriander

Method of Preparing Dal Dhokli:
Dhokli: Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and knead into firm dough using enough water. Divide the dough into 5 equal portions and roll out each portion into thin chapattis. Heat a non-stick tava and gently cook each chapati till light brown spots appear on both the sides. Cool and cut each chapati into diamond or square shapes and keep aside.

Dal: Clean, wash and drain the dal. Combine the dal and 11/2 cups of water in a pressure cooker and pressure cook for 3 whistles. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Remove and blend it till smooth using a hand blender and keep aside. Heat the ghee and oil in a deep kadhai, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf, round red chillies and asafoetida, mix well and saute on a medium flame for 1 minute. Add the dal, 31/2 cups of water, kokum, jaggery, turmeric powder, lemon juice, green chillies, chilli powder, ginger, peanuts and salt and mix well. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes while stirring once in between. Keep aside.

Serving: Just before serving boil the dal and slowly add the dhokli pieces one by one, and mix gently. Simmer for 5 to 7 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Serve hot garnished with coriander.

Dal Dhokli can be consumed as a single dish and can also be paired up with rice to make it all the more tasty and wholesome.

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