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Gujarati Dal Dhokli Recipe-Sweet & Spicy Tangy Dal Curry with Whole Wheat Strips

Gujarati Dal Dhokli Recipe-Sweet & Spicy Tangy Dal Curry with Whole Wheat Strips

By Admin
Prep Time Total in 55 M
Course Dinner
Cuisine Gujarati Recipes
Diet High Protein Vegetarian

The Gujarati Dal Dhokli is one of the most delicious Gujarati one dish meals that I was introduced to when I got married. Strips of spice whole wheat dough known as thepla dough are dropped into boiling hot lentils to get the soup like consistency along with pasta-like texture and crunchiness of the peanuts. It tastes delicious when served in a wide mouth soup bowl, drizzled with teaspoon of ghee and sprinkled with finely chopped onions.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Fresh Green Toor Dal (Pigeon Pea)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 5 Curry leaves
  • 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
  • 1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ginger
  • grated
  • 1/4 cup Tomatoes
  • grated
  • 2 Kokum (Malabar Tamarind)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
  • 2 tablespoons Jaggery
  • 2 teaspoons Lemon juice
  • freshly squeezed
  • 1/4 cup Raw Peanuts (Moongphali)
  • roasted or steamed
  • 1 tablespoon Oil
  • 2 tablespoons Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
  • chopped
  • Ghee
  • for serving
  • 1 cup Onions
  • finely chopped
  • for serving
  • Salt
  • to taste
  • Ingredients for the dhoklis  (thepla dough)
  • 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
  • 2 tablespoons Oil
  • Salt
  • to taste

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Dal Dhokli, we will first combine the whole wheat flour,  turmeric powder, red chilli powder, asafoetida powder, oil and salt to taste for the dhokli in a large bowl

Step 2

Knead by adding a little water at a time to make firm and smooth dough

Step 3

Cover the dough and let it rest for 10 minutes

Step 4

Knead once again and divide the dough into 6 portions

Step 5

Roll each portion into very thin rounds, tossing on flour to prevent it from sticking

Step 6

Cut the rolled portions in strips of 1/2 inch width and 2 inches in length and keep aside

Step 7

To make the dal for the Dal Dhokli, rinse the lentils and cook them until soft and mushy

Step 8

 See Video Recipe of How to Cook Lentils in a Pressure Cooker

Step 9

While the dal is still hot whisk them along with turmeric, salt, asafoetida, red chilli powder and one and half cups of water until well blended and smooth

Step 10

Set aside

Step 11

Heat oil in a large sauce pan on medium heat; add the cumin seeds, mustard seeds, curry leaves and allow it to crackle

Step 12

Add the ginger, pureed tomatoes, kokum, cinnamon, bay leaf, dal and jaggery and allow the mixture to boil vigorously for about five minutes

Step 13

Once the dal starts boiling vigorously, add the peanuts and strips of dhokli one by one into the boiling lentil

Step 14

Allow the dal to boil along with the dhokli for another five minutes

Step 15

Adding the dhoklis can thicken the lentil mixture; you might need to add additional water so the dal dhokli mixture has a thin soup like consistency

Step 16

Finally stir in the lemon juice and coriander leaves to the Dal Dhokli

Step 17

The Dal Dhokli makes a perfect one dish meal along with Kachumber Salad for dinners or a lazy Sunday afternoon lunch

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