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Dhokaar Dalna. Dhoka'r dalna is a typical Bengali niramish (without onion and garlic) delicacy. The word 'dhoka' means 'betrayal', so this dish is common on days when families eat a vegetarian fare, and trick themselves into believing the lentil cake, made flavourful with spices, coconut, peanuts, etc., is actually meat! 🤷🏽 It is a rather typical Bengali treat, cooked for guests and special occasions. Fry Potato in the remaining oil after sprinkling little salt and turmeric powder until those turn Golden Brown in color.

Dhokaar Dalna Check by inserting a skewer into the cooked mixture and if it comes out clean, then it is cooked. Remove, cool a little and cut into one-inch cubes or into diamonds. Heat oil in a kadai and deep fry till light golden.

Hello everybody, it's me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, dhokaar dalna. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Dhoka'r dalna is a typical Bengali niramish (without onion and garlic) delicacy. The word 'dhoka' means 'betrayal', so this dish is common on days when families eat a vegetarian fare, and trick themselves into believing the lentil cake, made flavourful with spices, coconut, peanuts, etc., is actually meat! 🤷🏽 It is a rather typical Bengali treat, cooked for guests and special occasions. Fry Potato in the remaining oil after sprinkling little salt and turmeric powder until those turn Golden Brown in color.

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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook dhokaar dalna using 22 ingredients and 20 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Dhokaar Dalna:

Get of For grinding:(dhoka/lentil cakes).
Take 1 cup of Chanaa Daal / Bengal Gram.
Make ready 3-4 of Green Chillies(more or less as per your taste).
Take to taste of Salt.
Get 1 inch of ginger peeled and grated.
Prepare of For gravy/dalna:.
Get 1 of large potato peeled and cubed.
Take 1/2 teaspoon of asafoetida powder(hing).
Get 1/2 inch of ginger peeled and grated.
Take of Oil for deep frying+ 2 tablespoon extra.
Make ready 2 cups of water.
Get 1 tbsp of cumin seeds.
Make ready 2 of Bay leaves.
Take 1/2 cup of yogurt/fresh curd.
Take 1 teaspoon of coriander powder.
Prepare 1.5 teaspoon of turmeric powder(use less if desired).
Take 1 teaspoon of red chilli powder.
Prepare 1 teaspoon of garam masala powder.
Prepare to taste of Salt.
Get 1 tablespoon of ghee.
Take 2 of Purée of tomatoes.
Take 4-5 of chopped coriander leaves.

Dhokar Dalna is a signature Bengali vegetarian dish. It is lentil cake made using chana dal which is traditionally fried and simmered in a satvic gravy i.e. a gravy without onion and garlic. I have learnt the recipe from my mother. I have baked the dhoka instead of frying them to make it healthy and they taste as good as ever.

Steps to make Dhokaar Dalna:

Wash and soak daal overnight..
Next day, along with green chilies, salt, ginger, grind the daal to a fine paste(without much water if possible).
Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a pan and temper with cumin seeds, a pinch of asafoetida and ginger paste. saute for 2 minutes.
Now add the ground daal to the pan and cook until the mix oozes /separates oil.
Once done, transfer the mixture onto a greased plate..
To help cool faster, flatten the mixture using a spooon/spatula.
Once cool enough, the mixture would turn harder.
Cut into cubes or desired shapes using a sharp knife.
Heat oil for deep frying and fry the lentil cakes (Dhokas)until crisp.
Drain them on a kitchen tissue for a few minutes, while you deep fry the potatoes until golden brown using the same oil.
Keeping about 4 tablespoon oil in the pan now, temper with bay leaf, cumin seeds and the remaining asafoetida powder.
Add tomato puree and saute for 2 minutes.
Meanwhile,mix the curd with dry spices(turmeric,red chilli,coriander)in a cup separately.
Now add the curd paste to the gravy and saute the masala at low heat until it separates oil.
Add the fried potatoes,salt to taste and water. Bring to a boil.
Cook till potatoes have softened.
Add garam masala, fried dhokas and ghee. Mix gently.
Cover and let simmer for a couple of minutes to let the dhokas soak in the flavours of the gravy.
Once done, transfer into a serving bowl and garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve warm with rotis/pooris/rice-Daal, etc.

Dhokar dalna is a very popular Bengali delicacy which is being carried forward from the era of our forefathers since a very long time. The process might have been improvised as the time progressed but the underlying essence still remained the same. The diamond shaped dumplings made of chana dal is called dhoka and dalna means a rich gravy. Dhokar Dalna, is one of the pillars of Niramish (Vegetarian) Bengali Cuisine, just like Shukto. The lightly spiced lentil cakes or dhoka are fried and then simmered in a gravy made with tomatoes and ginger, spiced with cumin and coriander.

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