Daal Dhokli (traditional gujarati one pot meal)

Part 1- making the dal

Ingredients for the Dal;

2 cups toovar dal (arhar)

2 tablespoons peanuts (cleaned of skin)

8 pieces cocum soaked

1 tomato chopped

3-4 tablespoons jaggery

1 tsp haldi, red chilli powder

1/2 tsp lemon juice

a little grated ginger, mustard seeds, curry leaves, whole jeera, methi seeds,2 cloves,a little hing, all  for tempering.

4 green chillies slit

salt to taste

Method:

Pressure cook the dal until cooked, cool and blend it smooth, then add 3 cups of water to the dal puree , no llumps no whole dal remaining.

Take some ghee, add mustard seed, upon crackling add jeera, curry leaves methi seeds, cloves, hing.

Add, tomato, jaggery, ginger, peanuts,turmeric powder lemon juice green chillies ,cocum and cook on low flame for 10 mins.

then add dal and salt and simmer for about 15 mins on low flame.

For Dhoklis:

Ingredients:

1 cup whole wheat atta

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp hing

2 tbl spoon oil

1/4 tsp ajwain seeds

salt.

Method:

Knead all the ingredients together and make a dough, should be firm.

divide the dough into 4 parts, roll out each into thin chapatis.

cut out diamond shapes about and inch and half out of each roti and while doing this, let the dal reach a boil.

Assembling:

Once the dal is boiling, add the dhoklis one by one giving it a few seconds between each time, or else they can gather in the dal and make a big lump.

once all dhoklis in, garnish with coriander and serve hot.

By

Aditi Sheth