Name: Dhokar dalna.( lentils cake cooked in spices) recipe by Soma Das at BetterButter
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1cup chola or chana daal; 1 cup matar daal; 1pinch of hing; 1 tbsp onion paste( can be omitted); 1 midium size tomatoes (chopped); 1tsp ginger paste; 1tsp kolonji or kala jeera seeds; 1bay leaf; 1tsp chilli, turmeric powder and cumin powder; 1cup mustard oil; 1tsp sugar; 1tsp ghee; Salt to taste; 2 green chillies; Garam masala powder

ABOUT Dhokar dalna.( lentils cake cooked in spices) RECIPE

Dhokar dalna is a old traditional bengali recipe .its made from lentils and cooked with spices .

Ingredients Serving: 6

1cup chola or chana daal
1 cup matar daal
1pinch of hing
1 tbsp onion paste( can be omitted)
1 midium size tomatoes (chopped)
1tsp ginger paste
1tsp kolonji or kala jeera seeds
1bay leaf
1tsp chilli, turmeric powder and cumin powder
1cup mustard oil
1tsp sugar
1tsp ghee
Salt to taste
2 green chillies
Garam masala powder

Instructions

Soak the both daal for half an hour minimum and grind it with ginger and gree chilli.keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan, add hing and kolonji or jala jeera.put the mixture in it .Add salt and sugar.fry it till the moisture are there.place it in a plate.let it cool and cut it into pieces.
Heat oil for deep frying.fry the pieces.keep it aside.
Heat oil and add hing, bay leaf, kala jeera,Green chillies.
Now add onion paste and fry for sometimes.
Add tomatoes and all the spices now.
Add some water now.
Now add fried dhoka pieces.let it boil for sometimes.
Lastly add ghee and garam masala.and serve it with hot steamed rice.

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