Dhokar Dalna
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#bengali style vegetable sabzi
Dhokar dalna is a traditional bangali delicacy , Bengali lentil cake curry recipe.
Lentil cakes are made from paste of chana dal lentils , fried in oil & then cooked in gravy.
Dhokar Dalna
#CA2025
#cookpadindia
#bengali style vegetable sabzi
Dhokar dalna is a traditional bangali delicacy , Bengali lentil cake curry recipe.
Lentil cakes are made from paste of chana dal lentils , fried in oil & then cooked in gravy.
Cooking Instructions
- 1
Drain the soaked lentils & then grind them with little water to a smooth paste.
- 2
Pour the paste in a bowl, add salt, turmeric powder,ginger paste, chopped green chilli, stir to mix everything
- 3
Heat oil in a kadai.Temper it with the hing, nigella seeds.
- 4
Add lentil paste when nigella seeds start spluttering.
- 5
Stir & cook the lentil paste continuously so that they don't stick to the bottom of the pan.
- 6
Keep cooking till you see the paste starts coming off the kadai.
- 7
Take it off the flame & spread the cooked lentil paste on a greased tray with a spatula.
- 8
After 5 minutes cut them in diamonds.
- 9
Heat oil in a deep frying pan & fry the lentil cakes until golden brown on both sides.
- 10
Now heat oil in a kadai, add the whole spices- cinnamon stick,cardamom pods, cloves, bay leaf.
- 11
Then add chopped tomato, slit green chilli,red chilli powder, ginger paste, cumin powder, salt, sugar & saute with little lukewarm water.
- 12
Add the cubed potatoes & fry them for a few minutes, allowing the spices to release oil.
- 13
Add 2 cups of water, bring it to a boil, cover & cook it.
- 14
Cook until the potatoes are soft & tender.Then add the fried Dhoka/ lentil cakes to the gravy.
- 15
Simmer on medium flame for about 3,4 minutes & then switch off the flame.
- 16
Finally dizzle some ghee on it & sprinkle chopped coriander leaves.
- 17
Serve the delicious dhokar dalna with basanti pulao or hot steam rice.
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