Dal Dhokli

Ingredients For Making Gravy

• • Green grams (split, with skin) - 1 cup
• • Turmeric powder - ¼ teaspoon
• • Chilly powder - 1 teaspoon
• • Jeera powder - ½ teaspoon
• • Dhania powder - 1 ½ tablespoons
• • Salt - as required
• • Bay leaf - 1
• • Curry leaves - 1 sprig
• • Asafoetida powder - a pinch
• • Cumin seeds - ½ teaspoon
• • Oil - 2 tablespoons
• • Garam masala powder - ½ teaspoon
• • Ghee - 1 teaspoon

Ingredients For Dhokli

• • Wheat flour - ½ cup
• • Turmeric powder - ¼ teaspoon
• • Jeera powder - ½ teaspoon
• • Coriander leaves (chopped) - 1 tablespoon
• • Oil - 1 teaspoon
• • Salt (powdered) - 1 teaspoon

Method To Prepare Dhokli

• 1. Mix turmeric, jeera powder, chopped coriander, salt and little oil with wheat flour.
• 2. Add enough water and knead like a chapati dough.
• 3. Roll out like chapatis and cut into even sized square pieces (l inch thickness)
• 4. Heat plenty of water in a broad vessel. When it starts boiling add cut pieces of dhokli and cook till just soft.
• 5. Strain excess water through a colander and keep dhokli pieces separately.

Method To Prepare Dal

• 1. Pressure cook, split dhal in enough water till just soft.
• 2. Heat oil and ghee in a frying pan. When it becomes hot add bay leaf, curry leaves, cumin seeds, asafoetida powder.
• 3. Stir for a minute and add dhania powder, red chilly powder, jeera powder, turmeric powder.
• 4. Mix quickly and pour cooked dal and salt.
• 5. Cook for few minutes, add dhokli pieces at the end, boil for l or 2 minutes.
• 6. Just before serving add melted ghee on top.