Name: Guar phali/ cluster bean dhokli recipe by Varsha Saraf at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Guar phali/cluster beans 250gms; Onion medium 4 finely chopped; Garlic cloves 4-5; Coriander leaves handful; Grind tomato 1 medium; Cumin seeds 1tsp; Mustard seeds 1tsp; Asafetida 1 pinch; Turmeric pwd 1/2 tsp; Red chilli pwd 1/2 tsp; Coriander pwd 1 tsp; Salt to taste; Oil 2-3 tbsp to cook; For dhokli:- wheat flour 1 cup; Gram flour 1/2 cup; Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp; Asafetida 1/4 tsp; Fennel seeds 1/4 tsp; Carom seeds 1/4 tsp; Salt to taste; Garam masala 1/4 tsp; Turmeric pwd 1/4 tsp; Coriander pwd 1/4 tsp; Red chilli pwd 1/4 tsp; Baking soda 1/4 tsp; oil 2 tbsp; water to knead

Ingredients Serving: 4

Guar phali/cluster beans 250gms
Onion medium 4 finely chopped
Garlic cloves 4-5
Coriander leaves handful
Grind tomato 1 medium
Cumin seeds 1tsp
Mustard seeds 1tsp
Asafetida 1 pinch
Turmeric pwd 1/2 tsp
Red chilli pwd 1/2 tsp
Coriander pwd 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil 2-3 tbsp to cook
For dhokli:- wheat flour 1 cup
Gram flour 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp
Asafetida 1/4 tsp
Fennel seeds 1/4 tsp
Carom seeds 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Garam masala 1/4 tsp
Turmeric pwd 1/4 tsp
Coriander pwd 1/4 tsp
Red chilli pwd 1/4 tsp
Baking soda 1/4 tsp
oil 2 tbsp
water to knead

Instructions

Take the ingredients of dhokli in a bowl.
Knead semi tight dough with water. And keep the dough for 10 mins to rest.
Make small balls of the dough and flatten them with palm. And then slightly press in between with the help of thumb.
Make the dhoklis and keep it aside.
Now take a wok. Heat oil. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafetida. Now add chopped onion , fry till onion turns golden.
Then grind coriander leaves and garlic cloves together and make paste. Add this paste in onion.
Now add grind tomato and all the dry masale in it.
Cook till oil separates. Then add chopped guar phali and salt to taste.
Now add around 5-6 cups of water in wok and bring it to boil.
Cover the wok with lid and let the vegetable cook on a high flame.
Check the guar phali is semi cooked.
Now again add 4-5 cups water and bring to boil. Then add the dhoklis in the wok gently one by one.
Cover the lid and let the dhoklis cooked with guar phali at high flame.
Check with knife or spoon the dhoklis are nicely cooked, if the knife/spoon comes out neatly without sticking , it means dhokli is cooked.
The gravy will thicken and oil will b settled on sides, your recipe is done. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
Plate the dhoklis and enjoy with roti or you can have it alone by pouring desi ghee upon it.

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