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Dal Dhokli (Gujarati One Dish Meal)
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Dal Dhokli (Gujarati One Dish Meal)

Dal Dhokli is a traditional Gujarati dish. This recipe consists of spicy whole wheat uncooked roti pieces simmered into dal and cooked to perfection. Dal dhokli has a mild sweet and spicy flavor.  Dal dhokli also makes a delightful one dish meal.
Course dal
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Dal, Dal Dhokli
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 2 people

Ingredients

For dal

  • 1/2 cup Toor dal (Pigeon peas)
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1/4 tbsp turmeric (haldi)
  • 2 tbsp peanuts
  • 1/2 tbsp Red chili powder
  • 1/2 cup tomato chopped
  • 1 tbsp ginger paste
  • 1 tbsp Jaggery, gur
  • 3 cup of water

For Seasoning (Tadka)

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1/4 tbsp mustard seeds (rai)
  • 1/4 tbsp cumin seeds (jeera)
  • 1/8 tbsp asafetida (hing)
  • 2 whole red chilies

For garnishing

  • 2 tbsp cilantro finely chopped

For Dhokli 

  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour (Chapati atta)
  • 1 tbsp besan (gram flour)
  • 1/4 tbsp Turmeric (haldi)
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped green chili
  • 1/8 tbsp asafetida (hing)
  • 1/8 tbsp Carom seed (Ajwain)
  • 1/2 tbsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions

For the dhoklis

  • Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, whole wheat flour, besan, turmeric, green chili, asafetida, carom seeds, salt, and oil and mix it well. Add the water as needed to make firm dough, this should take about ¼ cup of water.
  • Divide the dough into 2 equal parts and roll out each portion into about 7 inch in diameter. If needed use little whole wheat flour for dusting the rolling surface that will help in rolling.
  • Cut each roti into about 1-1/2 inch squares and set aside.

For the dal

  • Clean, wash and drain the dal. In pressure cooker add dal, salt, turmeric, and 3 cups of water. Cook over medium high heat.
  • When the pressure cooker starts to steam, lower the heat to medium and cook seven minutes.
  • Turn off the heat and allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
  • Combine the cooked dal and 1 cup of hot water, whip the dal so it becomes creamy texture, you can use the hand blender to mix dal. Dal will be consistency of thick batter. Add about 3-4 cups of boiling water. Dal should be very liquidey, consistency of runny batter.
  • Add peanuts, chili powder, tomatoes, ginger, and jiggery to dal, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Prepare the seasoning, heat the oil in a small pan, when oil is moderately hot add the cumin seeds and mustard seeds, asafetida, and red chilies and allow them to crack.
  • Add this tempering to the dal, mix well, add dhokli and cook on a low medium heat for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Add cilantro and cook for another 2 minutes on low medium heat.

Notes

Serving suggestions
Serve with plain rice, drizzle some ghee and lemon juice on top right before serving dal dhokli.  Dal dhokli should be served hot.
You will also enjoy other one dish meal like, masala khichdi, Vegetable rice, and Quinoa vegetable pilaf