To begin making Bengali Dhokar Dalna Recipe, we will first prepare dhoka i.e the lentil cake. Soak the pulses for a few hours then grind it with ginger, chilli and little water into a paste.

Take a tablespoon of oil in a non stick pan add jeera, hing, the ground mixture, salt and sugar.

Stir it till the pulses mixture dries and comes together.

Take a plate and grease it with some oil, put the mixture on it and pat down to spread evenly. Cut in medium sized diamond shapes or any shape.

Let it cool down. You can keep in fridge it will harden fast and you can cut pieces.

Grease a baking dish, place the dhokas on it. Sprinkle little oil/brush them with oil and bake in oven at 180 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

The next step is to prepare the gravy. Heat oil in a wok, add cumin and bay leaf. Add ginger paste and tomatoes.

Next, add jeera powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and sugar. Once the tomatoes turn mushy, add potatoes. Add water, cover and cook the potatoes.

Once the potatoes are done, add the baked dhokas in the gravy. Let it simmer for 2-3 minutes.

Sprinkle garam masala powder and a teaspoon of ghee and give it a stir.