This is a very popular Bengali delicacy that is great in taste.
Recipe
Ingredients
Dhoka
- Bengal Gram( chana daal) -1 cup(makes 25 pieces)
- Green chilli – 3 -4 number
- Salt – 1/4 teaspoon
- Ginger – 1inch
Sauteing
- Cumin seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
- Asafetida – 1/4 teaspoon
- Sugar – 1/4 teaspoon
- Ginger – 1teaspoon (grated)
- Oil – for deep frying
Gravy
- Potato – 1 big
- Oil – 1 teaspoon
- Bay leaf – 2 small
- Cumin seeds – 3/4 teaspoon
- Tomato – 2 medium(pureed)
- Curd/yogurt – 1/2 cup
- Roasted coriander powder -1 teaspoon
- Roasted cumin powder – 1/2 teaspoon
- Red chili powder – 1 teaspoon
- Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon
- Garam masala – 1/4 teaspoon
- Ghee – 1 teaspoon
- Salt – to taste
Procedure
Dhoka
- Soak Daal overnight. Drain and add chilli ,salt, ginger with water making a smooth paste.
- Take a non stick pan and add oil, cumin, asafetida, sugar, ginger and Daal paste. Cook till it comes off sides.
- Transfer the mixture to a greased plate. Flatten into cake. Cut 2 inch pieces.
- Fry the pieces in kadhai till golden brown. Keep aside
Gravy
- Fry potato cut into small pieces in little oil. Now sprinkle a little salt after taking it out.
Take oil in kadhai . - Next add bay leaf, cumin seeds and Asafetida, tomato puree and cook.
- After this take a cup and to it add curd, coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder, red chili powder and make a smooth paste.
- Later put the paste in kadhai and cook in low heat.
- To this add fried Potatoes and 1 and half cup water, salt cover and cook till Potatoes are done.
Next, adjust seasoning, add a pinch of sugar, garam masala and ghee and gently mix. - To the mixture, now add dhoka and simmer for few minutes.
- Garnish with chopped green coriander.
Serve hot with roti, parantha or rice.
Bengali Dhokar Dalna is an extremely tasty dish and worth the hard work put in.
Preventing cracks – Cook the daal quickly and pat down with greased hands. Cool the lentil paste before frying.
Happy Cooking!!