Dhokar Dalna is a very popular Bengali dish.And i have my own twist to it.
Ingredients:-
1 cup Sabu Dana/ Sago (my twist )
Copped Onions
5-6 garlic cloves
Chopped Ginger 2 spoons
Potatoes (cut into cubes)
Green chilles chopped
Garam Masala
Salt for taste.
Tomatoes 2
Ghee 1 table spoon.
Cloves 2-3
Bay leaf 1
Process:-
First soak the chana dal and sabu in water for good 1 hour. Now grind the soaked chana , sabu , chopped onions, garlic, ginger into paste. Do Not put water. Now we will make the dhokas (pakodas) out of the paste. Take a pan heat some oil and put cumin seeds and also the paste .Mix it well , and slowly you will see it will thicken up little bit , if not dust a little amount of cornflour on the paste and again mix well. Add some salt . Meanwhile take a plate and grease it with cooking oil and pour the paste onto the plate and spread it evenly . Make sure that the paste must be put on the plate straight when it hot.If you let it rest it will become hard.Now take a knife and cut in diamond shape. These pokadas or dhokas must be deep fried now in oil.
First step is over.
Now the gravey. You can use any veggies which you like but it generally goes well with Potatoes. In the frying pan heat some vegetable oil now put cloves and the bay leaf in it. Add chopped onions,garlic,ginger , chopped chillies and fry well till its golden brown. Add the potatoes and add all the dry masalas. Fry well and later add some water. Once the gravey thickens add the tomatoes and let it cook for a while. Add salt to taste and a pinch of sugar. Once the gravey is ready before turning off the heat add a table spoon of Ghee and put the lid on the pan.
Always add the dhokas/pakodas into the gravey just before serving, so that the crunch remains intact. The reason for adding the sabudana/ sago is that it give that extra crunch and also enhances the flavor.
Hope you will like it , do let me know if any changes have to be made .Will really appreciate it.
Thanks for visiting the blog......
Njoy, Cheers!!!
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