How to make Dal Dhokli -

Strips of whole wheat flour or dhokli cooked in a sweet, tangy spiced dal.

Sanjeev Kapoor

This recipe has featured on the show Khanakhazana.

Main Ingredients : Split pigeon peas, Whole wheat flour (atta) dough (गूंदा हुआ आटा)

Cuisine : Gujarati

Course : Dals and Kadhis


For more recipes related to Dal Dhokli checkout Amti, Dal Lucknowi, Sambhar, Sambhar . You can also find more Dals and Kadhis recipes like Urad Dal Kadhi Moong Masoor ki Dal Varan Phal - SK Khazana Kashmiri Dal

Dal Dhokli

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This delicious Gujarati speciality makes a hearty meal. Strips of whole wheat flour dough or dhokli cooked in a simple toor dal preparation which is sweetened with jaggery and spiced with a delicious mix of spices. The sweet, tangy and spicy flavours of this one pot meal will definitely be a hit at your home.

Prep Time : 16-20 minutes

Cook time : 31-40 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Moderate

Taste : Mild

Ingredients for Dal Dhokli Recipe

  • Split pigeon peas 3/4 cup

  • Whole wheat flour (atta) dough 3/4 cup

  • Gram flour (besan) 2 tablespoons

  • Salt to taste

  • Turmeric powder 3/4 teaspoon

  • Red chilli powder 3/4 teaspoon

  • Asafoetida 2 pinches

  • Oil 1 tablespoon

  • Peanuts 1 1/2 tablespoons

  • Kokum petals 3

  • Jaggery (gur) grated 1 1/2 teaspoon

  • Ghee 1 tablespoon

  • Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon

  • Cumin seeds 3/4 teaspoon

  • Whole dry red chillies broken 2

  • Curry leaves 6-8

  • Fresh coriander leaves chopped 2 tablespoons

Method

Step 1

Boil dal with one fourth teaspoon turmeric powder and salt in a Wonderchef Secura5 Pressure Cooker till completely cooked. Whisk till smooth.Transfer into a deep pan and heat.

Step 2

Take whole wheat flour in a bowl. Add gram flour, salt, one fourth teaspoon turmeric powder, half the red chilli powder, one pinch of asafoetida and oil and mix.

Step 3

Add sufficient water and knead into a stiff dough. Roll the dough into a ball, apply a little oil and roll out as thin as possible into an oval shape.

Step 4

Cut into thin strips. Add salt, remaining turmeric powder, peanuts, kokum, jaggery and the remaining red chilli powder to the dal and stir.

Step 5

Add the dough strips and let it cook on medium heat. Do not stir too much or the dough strips may break.

Step 6

Heat ghee in Wonderchef Inducta Pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, broken dry red chillies, curry leaves and remaining asafoetida and add it to the dal.

Step 7

Let it simmer for five minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

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Chef Sanjeev Kapoor is the most celebrated face of Indian cuisine. He is Chef extraordinaire, runs a successful TV Channel FoodFood, hosted Khana Khazana cookery show on television for more than 17 years, author of 150+ best selling cookbooks, restaurateur and winner of several culinary awards. He is living his dream of making Indian cuisine the number one in the world and empowering women through power of cooking to become self sufficient. His recipe portal www.sanjeevkapoor.com is a complete cookery manual with a compendium of more than 10,000 tried & tested recipes, videos, articles, tips & trivia and a wealth of information on the art and craft of cooking in both English and Hindi.