Dhokar Dalna

Name: Dhokar Dalna
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup besan; 1 medium onion; 3 boiled potatoes; 2 tomato paste; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 2 tsp garam masala powder; 2 green cardamom; 1 inch cinnamon; 2 cloves; 2 chopped green chilli; 2 tsp chopped coriander leaves; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp carom saad; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1 tsp sugar; 1 pinch hing; 1 tbsp ghee; Salt and oil

Tanushri Paul @tanushripaul

It is a Bengali vegetarian curry recipe made with onion and garlic. The original recipe uses chana dal. But here I am using besan to make these "dhokas"

Tanushri Paul @tanushripaul

It is a Bengali vegetarian curry recipe made with onion and garlic. The original recipe uses chana dal. But here I am using besan to make these "dhokas"

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

1 cupbesan
1medium onion
3boiled potatoes
2tomato paste
1 tspginger paste
1 tspgarlic paste
2 tspgaram masala powder
2green cardamom
1 inchcinnamon
2cloves
2chopped green chilli
2 tspchopped coriander leaves
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1/2 tspcarom saad
1 tspturmeric powder
1 tspred chilli powder
1 tspcoriander powder
1 tspsugar
1 pinchhing
1 tbspghee
Salt and oil

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Steps

30 minutes

1

In a bowl add besan, turmeric powder,salt, cumin seed, carom seed, hing, garam masala, coriander leaves and green chilli. Mix it with 2-3 cup of water.
2

Now in a pan heat mustard oil. Pour the besan mixture. Stir continuously until it becomes dry. Add one grated potato. Mix well. Then switch the flame off.
3

On a plate spread some oil. Then pour the besan mixture on it. And set the mixture. After 15 minutes or after it sets then cut into square shape.
4

Now in a karahi heat oil. Fry the besan pieces. Then take it out from karahi.
5

Now in the same oil add whole green cardamom, cinnamon,cloves. After few second add chopped onion in it. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
6

Add tomato paste, ginger and garlic paste. Cook for two minutes. Add salt, sugar, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder. Cook for 3-4 minutes.or until oil separates from the sides.
7

Now add two cups of water and boil it. Add besan pieces and boiled potatoes. Cook for 5 minutes.
8

When gravy thickens add garam masala powder and ghee. Serve it with plain rice.