Dhokar Dalna(no onion,no garlic)

Name: Dhokar Dalna(no onion,no garlic)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For making the Dhoka(lentil cakes); 1 cup Chana dal (split Bengal gram); 1 tbsp ginger; 1/2 tsp cumin paste or powder/jeera paste or powder; 2-3 green chillies; 1/2 tsp sugar; To taste Salt; 2 tbsp mustard oil; 1/2 tsp asafoetida/ hing powder; For making the gravy; 1/2 tsp cumin /jeera; 1 whole dried red chilli; 1 tbsp ghee; 2 small potatoes cuts into cubes; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 bay leaf/tejpatta; 2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tomato cuts into cubes; 1 cinnamon; 2 cloves; 1 tsp garam masala; 2 cardamom; 1/2 tsp coriander paste or powder; 1/2 tsp asafoetida powder/ hing powder; 1 tsp ghee; As needed Chopped coriander leaves

Deepanjali Das @cook_12477078

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This recipe ages during the time of grandma which is a traditional Bengali recipe which is also niramish(no onion, no garlic) made of lentil cakes simmered in a simple tomato gravy.
Course-main course, cuisine- Bengali, Servings- 4, prep time-15 mints, cook time-30 mints.

Deepanjali Das @cook_12477078

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Ingredients

For making the Dhoka(lentil cakes)
1 cupChana dal (split Bengal gram)
1 tbspginger
1/2 tspcumin paste or powder/jeera paste or powder
2-3green chillies
1/2 tspsugar
To tasteSalt
2 tbspmustard oil
1/2 tspasafoetida/ hing powder
For making the gravy
1/2 tspcumin /jeera
1whole dried red chilli
1 tbspghee
2small potatoes cuts into cubes
1 tspred chilli powder
1bay leaf/tejpatta
2 tspturmeric powder
1tomato cuts into cubes
1cinnamon
2cloves
1 tspgaram masala
2cardamom
1/2 tspcoriander paste or powder
1/2 tspasafoetida powder/ hing powder
1 tspghee
As neededChopped coriander leaves

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Steps

1

To make the dhokas/ lentil cakes- In a bowl,soak Chana dal/split bengal gram) in water overnight.Next Day drain away the water.
2

Grind the soaked Chana dal/split Bengal gram with the green chillies to make a fine paste(Add very little water if required to make paste).
3

In a pan heat mustard oil, add ginger paste, cumin paste or powder, sugar, salt & asafoetida powder / hing powder & fry for a mint.
4

Then add the chana dal paste & keep stirring continuously.Let it cook for 5-10 mints till the dal is done & take it off the flame.Don't allow the dal paste to stick to the pan.
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Now grease a plate with little oil & spread this mixture evenly on the plate in the form of a cake & let it cool down properly.
6

The mixture takes the form of a solid cake.Then cut the lentil cake carefully into 2 inch squares.
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Heat mustard oil in a pan,slowly slide these 2 inch lentil squares into the pan & fry both sides carefully.
8

Fry them in small batches & drain the excess oil over a paper napkin.
9

Steps to make the gravy-Heat mustard oil in a pan for tempering.Add cumin seeds, bay leaf,asafoetida,cinnamon,clove, cardamom & dry red chillies.Add potatoes & fry well.
10

Now add chopped tomatoes, ginger paste,cumin paste or powder, coriander paste or powder, red chilli powder, salt,sugar & let the gravy cook well on medium flame till the oil separates.
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Then add water & let the potatoes cooked.Add some garam masala powder & ghee into the gravy.
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Finally add the dhokas or lentil cakes slowly into the gravy making sure they do not break.
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Let the gravy simmer for another 5 mints.
14

Turn off the flame & garnish the dish in a serving plate with coriander leaves.
15

Serve it hot with steam rice or phulkas.