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Friday, September 16, 2016

Dal Dhokli

Dal Dhokli step by step instructions:

Dal dhokli can be made from tuvar dal (pigeon peas) and moong dal. It is a filling meal, and a scrumptious breakfast or snack. It is very easy to prepare.

Many times I prepare tuvar dal for lunch and if by chance it is extra then I definitely make “Dal Dhokli” out of it. Also, you can knead the dal into flour and make delicious puris.


Let us start cooking!!!

Ingredients:
Tuvar dal (Arhar dal/pigeon peas): ¼ cup (two fistful-washed and soaked for at least an hour)
Onion: 1
Curry leaves: 4-5
Garlic: 2 cloves
Ginger: 1 inch piece
Ghee (Clarified Butter): 2 tbsp
Asafetida: 1 pinch
Mustard seeds: ¼ tsp
Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
Cloves: 1-2
Peanuts: 1 tbsp
Tomato: 2 medium
Coriander powder: 2 tsp
Turmeric powder: ¼ tsp
Red chili powder: ¾ tsp
Tamarind pulp: 1 tbsp
Jaggery: 1 tbsp (grated)
Coriander Leaves: 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
Salt as per taste
For the dough:
Whole wheat flour: ½ cup
Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
Coriander powder: 2 tsp
Turmeric powder: ¼ tsp
Red chili powder: 1/2 tsp
Water to knead the flour
Salt as per taste

Method:
1. Knead soft dough by mixing all the ingredients under the “For the dough” section.


2. Cover and keep aside for half an hour
3. Grind together onion, curry leaves, ginger, and garlic.


4. In a pressure cooker heat ghee.
5. Add asafetida, clove, and mustard seeds. Let the seeds crackle. Add cumin seeds and peanuts and fry for few seconds.


6. Add the onion paste made above.


7. Fry until the paste turns brown in color.
8. Add coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder, and salt and mix well.
9. Grind the tomatoes. Add the tomato puree into the cooker.


10. Let the tomatoes cook until ghee separates.


11. Now add dal and half a cup of water. Give it a stir. Close the pressure cooker lid and let the cooker whistle one on high and 4 on low flame.
12. Let the pressure release by itself.
13. Open the lid. Add jaggery and tamarind pulp. Give it a nice stir. Now add 2 more cups of water.


14. Make two balls of the kneaded dough and make thin rotis. Cut into pieces and put these pieces into the cooker.


15. Close the lid and switch off the flame when cooker gets one whistle.
16. Let the pressure release by itself. Open and stir well.


17. Take out in a serving bowl and put some ghee and garnish with coriander. Serve hot.
18. Yummy dal dhokli is ready.

Tips:
1. If you don’t have jaggery you can use sugar also.
2. The quantity of water can be adjusted as per one's requirement.
3. Making dal dhokli directly in pressure cooker is fast as compared to make it in a vessel.

See you soon with a new recipe till then Happy Cooking!!!

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