Recipe- Popular Gujarati Delicacy Dal Dhokli

Dal Dhokli is very popular Gujarati delicacy. Dal Dhokli is made up of lentils (Toovar/Arhar Dal). Dal Dhokli is a Sunday lunch delight in most traditional Gujarati households. A perfect combination of spiced whole wheat flour dhoklis cooked in Gujarati khatti-mithi dal. Dal Dhokli is a very easy, healthy and one pot meal.

Ingredients

Dhokli

2 cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Red Chili Powder
Pinch of Asafoetida/Hing
2 tbsp Oil
¼ tsp Carom Seeds
Salt

Dal

1 cup Toovar Dal/Arhar dal
2 tbsp Peanuts
1 tbsp Oil
½ tsp Mustard Seeds
½ tsp Cumin Seeds
¼ tsp Fenugreek Seeds
3-4 Curry Leaves
2-3 Cloves
1-2 dry Red Chilies
Pinch of Asafoetida/Hing
1 Chopped Tomato
2-3 Kokum/Dried Mango Slice
¼ cup Jaggery
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
2-3 Slit Green Chilies
½ tsp Red Chili Powder
Salt

Garnishing

Chopped Coriander
Lemon Wedge
Chopped Onion

Method

Dhokli

* Take a bowl, add the flour, oil, turmeric powder, red chili powder, carom seeds, salt and then knead all ingredients into firm dough using enough water.

* Divide the dough into small-small equal portions balls and then roll out each ball into the thin chapati.

* Cut the each chapati into diamond or square shapes and keep aside.

Dal

* Wash and drain the Toovar/Arhar dal.

* Mix the dal, peanuts, 2 cups of water in a pressure cooker and cook till 3-4 whistles.

* Open after a sometime, and then blend it using a hand blender, keep aside.

* Heat the oil in a deep pan; add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds.

* When seeds crackle, add curry leaves, cloves, dry red chillies, green chillies, asafoetida and mix well, then sauté for few seconds on low flame.

* Add chopped tomato, half of chopped coriander leaves (remaining keep aside for garnishing) and sauté again.

* Add the dal, 3 cups of water, kokum/dried mango, jaggery, turmeric, chili powder, salt and mix well.

* Bring to a boil for 5 minutes on medium to high flame while stirring. Keep aside.

* Now add the dhoklis pieces slowly one by one in boiling dal and mix gently; otherwise they could coagulate to form one big lump.

* Cook on low flame for 5 to 7 minutes, while stirring occasionally.

* Garnished with coriander and serve with chopped onion and lemon wedge.

* Add more water while simmering, if the dal thickens.