Dal Dhokli

     DAL DHOKLI

   Wheat  flour and gram flour roti dunked in sweet, hot and tangy dal.

This recipe is Gujarati dish.I liked the dish very much when my daughter-in-law prepared it .That is why I added this recipe in my blog. This is a one pot meal prepared when you have least time in hand and a big hunger pang to satisfy. Its nutritious as well as tasty. It goes well with bread too.

                     

Ingredient:                  Serves 4             
                                                                
      
To make dal

Tovar dal --------------------- 1cup
Peanuts ----------------------  2tbsp
Green chili ------------------ 2 nos ( slit)
Cinnamon -------------------1 inch
Kokum ---------------------- 6 nos
 (or) 
Tamarind --------------------1/2 lemon size( take juice)
Red chili --------------------no
Red chili powder ----------1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder ----------1/2 tsp
Clove -----------------------2nos
Jaggery(vellam) -----------5 tbsp
Oil  &  ghee ---------------2-3 tbsp
Garam masala -------------1 tsp
Mustard seeds -------------1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds --------------1/4 tsp
Fenugreek seeds ---------1/4 tsp
Asafoedia -----------------1/4 tsp
Lemon  juice -------------1/2 tbsp
Ginger --------------------1tsp ( grated)
Curry leaves -------------few
Coriander leaves -------- few
Salt ----------------------- to taste

To make dhokli:

Wheat flour -----------  1cup
Gram flour ------------- 1-2tbsp
Chili powder ---------- 1tsp
Turmeric powder ------ 1/4tsp
Ajwain..( omam) ------ 1tsp
Oil -----------------------1 tbsp
Salt ----------------------to taste
Water--------------------as needed

 Method

Add all ingredients to make dhokli into a bowl, make a dough and keep it aside.

Cook the dal with 1 1/2 cup water. After a whistle simmer it for 3 minutes.

 In a separate kadhai add oil plus ghee and add cloves, cinnamon, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, red chillies and asafoetida. 

Fry for a minute and add the cooked dal,add 3 cups of water, green chilies, jaggery,kokum or tamarind, peanuts, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, garam masala powder, grated ginger and salt and mix well.

Once the dal starts boiling simmer it,meanwhile take the dough and make small balls out of it.

 Roll it into rotis (it can be thin or thick as you like it, the thinner it is the better it tastes. Some like it thicker too)  

Cut into diamond sized shapes and put 1 by 1 in
to the boiling dal.

 Make sure not to put all of them together as it might stick to each other.

Once you have put all the dhoklis in the dal let it cook for 2 minutes.

 Lastly  add the lemon juice and switch off the gas.

 Garnish with coriander leaves and  Serve it hot.