Ingredients
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1 cup Pigeon Pea Seeds (Tuvar Dal)
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1 cup Wheat Flour
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Pinch of Asafoetida Powder (Hing)
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1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
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1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
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1 tsp Dhaniya-Jeera Powder
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Salt as per taste
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Ajwain (crushed with hands)
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1 spoon + more Oil
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2-3 cup Water as required
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1 finely chopped Tomato
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1/2 tsp Coriander Powder
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1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
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Raw Peanuts
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Small piece of Jaggery
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2 Dry Red Chillies
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Fenugreek Seeds
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2 small Cinnamon Sticks
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2 cloves
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1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds (Rai)
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1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds (Jeera)
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Few Curry Leaves
About
Gujarati dal dhokli is a comforting one-pot meal popular in Gujarat, India. It consists of wheat flour dumplings (dhokli) cooked in a sweet, tangy, and mildly spiced lentil soup (dal). The dal is typically flavored with ingredients like mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, and jaggery for sweetness. It’s often garnished with cilantro and served hot, making it a wholesome and flavorful dish enjoyed by many.
Steps
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Soak 1 cup Tuvar Dal for 2-3 hours. |
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Pressure cook the soaked dal with water, turmeric powder, and salt for 4 whistles. |
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Mix 1 cup wheat flour with asafoetida, turmeric, red chilli powder, coriander-cumin powder, salt, crushed ajwain, and oil. |
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Knead into a soft dough, rest for 10-15 mins, roll out, and cut into pieces. |
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Blend cooked dal with water. |
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Add tomato, coriander powder, red chilli powder, asafoetida, peanuts, and jaggery. Bring to a boil. |
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Heat oil, add dry red chilli, fenugreek seeds, cinnamon, cloves, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chilli powder, and curry leaves. |
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Pour tadka into the boiling dal. |
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Add dhokli to boiling dal. Cook until dhokli is done. Squeeze lemon juice. Serve hot with thepla, rice, or papad. |
