Dhokar Dalna

Name: Dhokar Dalna
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup chana dal(washed & soaked overnight); 1 tsp hing/ asafoetida; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 2 tsp cumin powder; 2 tsp ginger paste; 1/2 tsp kashmiri red chilli powdet; 1/4 tsp nigella seeds; 3,4 green chilli; 1/4 tsp sugar; Salt to taste; 2 tbsp mustard oil; 1 potato washed, peeled & cut into cubes; 1 tomato; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 3,4 cardamom pods; 3,4 cloves; 1 bay leaf; 1 tsp ghee

Deepanjali Das @cook_12477078

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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.

Deepanjali Das @cook_12477078

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Ingredients

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4 servings

1 cupchana dal(washed & soaked overnight)
1 tsphing/ asafoetida
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp cumin powder
2 tsp ginger paste
1/2 tsp kashmiri red chilli powdet
1/4 tsp nigella seeds
3,4 green chilli
1/4 tsp sugar
Salt to taste
2 tbsp mustard oil
1 potato washed, peeled & cut into cubes
1 tomato
1 inch cinnamon stick
3,4 cardamom pods
3,4 cloves
1 bay leaf
1 tsp ghee

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Steps

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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.
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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.
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After 5 minutes cut them in diamonds.
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Heat oil in a deep frying pan & fry the lentil cakes until golden brown on both sides.
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Now heat oil in a kadai, add the whole spices- cinnamon stick,cardamom pods, cloves, bay leaf.
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Then add chopped tomato, slit green chilli,red chilli powder, ginger paste, cumin powder, salt, sugar & saute with little lukewarm water.
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Add the cubed potatoes & fry them for a few minutes, allowing the spices to release oil.
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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.
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Simmer on medium flame for about 3,4 minutes & then switch off the flame.
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Finally dizzle some ghee on it & sprinkle chopped coriander leaves.
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Serve the delicious dhokar dalna with basanti pulao or hot steam rice.