Dal Dhokli Recipe | Traditional Gujarati Daal Dhokli Recipe
Dal Dhokli Recipe with step by step pictures & video. Learn how to make traditional Gujarati dal Dhokli recipe at home made the authentic way. Dal dhokli is an Indian pasta like dish made with rolled & cut wheat flour dough which is cooked in spiced sweet and sour dal. This. is a comforting and filling dish from Gujarat.
Start by making dhokli dough. Take all the ingredients in a bowl except oil and water. Add in oil and rub well, so it is distributed evenly. Now add water and make a dough. Cover and let it rest till you cook dal.
Take toor dal, turmeric powder and water in a pressure cooker. Cook it for 6 whistle, simmer for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and let them steam go all by itself. Now open it and mash it slightly. The dal should be completely mashed.
Now make the dal. heat oil in a pan, and add in mustard, cumin, fenugreek, cinnamon, bay leaf, curry leaves and saute for 30 seconds. Add in remaining ingredients till lemon juice and saute for 30 seconds. Now pour in cooked dal, salt, tamarind, extra water, jaggery and mix well. Bring this to a boil.
While the dal is boiling, make the dhokli, roll the dough into thin chapati. cut into diamonds.
Now when the dal boils, add in dhokli one by one. The dal should be in rolling boil, don't add it in one go, add one by one. Once everything is added, simmer the pan, cover and cook for 8 to 10 mins. Now turn off the heat and add coriander leaves, lemon juice. Mix well. Serve warm.
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Notes
The dal should be thin and watery in consistency before adding the dhoklis, because when u add the dhokli it will thicken up a lot.
You have to bring the dal to a rolling boil before u add dhokli in. Add it slowly. Don't add it in one go, then it will stick together.
Make sure you taste and adjust tamarind, salt and jaggery in the dal to get tasty dal.
You can make the dal and dhokli dough the day before and make dal dhokli the next day.
When cooking dal, you can add a handful of peanuts.