Name: Vegetable Dal Dhokali recipe by Prachi Gaddam at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: For dough: whole wheat flour 2 large cups; Vegetable mix, cleaned and cubed : 2 cups; Red chilly powder 1 teaspoon; Amchur, coriander cumin powder, turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon each; Cumin seeds& ajwain 1 teaspoon together; Salt to taste; For Dal: Toor/ arhar dal 1 cup; Moong Dal 3/4 cup; Masoor dal 1/2 cup; Chana dal 1 tablespoon; Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon; For tempering: cumin and mustard seeds, asafoetida; Curry leaves 5-6; Whole red chilly dried 2-3; urad dal 1 teaspoon; Greenchilly 2; For cooking: Onion, finely chopped 1/2 cup; Tomato, finely chopped 1/2 cup; Ginger garlic paste 2 teaspoon; Peanuts fistful; Jaggery 1 teaspoon; Tamarind pulp 1 teaspoon; Salt to taste; Oil 1 teaspoon; Coriander leaves for garnishing; ghee 2 teaspoon

ABOUT Vegetable Dal Dhokali RECIPE

Traditional dal dhokali also known as Varanphala/ Chakolya in different regions. A healthy twist by combination of different pulses with vegetable puree blended well with spices to give you a perfect one pot meal. Enjoy this with a dallop of ghee, papad and dry peanut chutney. Best for your little ones to give all veggies with high proteins. Taste bhi health bhi.

Ingredients Serving: 3

For dough: whole wheat flour 2 large cups
Vegetable mix, cleaned and cubed : 2 cups
Red chilly powder 1 teaspoon
Amchur, coriander cumin powder, turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon each
Cumin seeds& ajwain 1 teaspoon together
Salt to taste
For Dal: Toor/ arhar dal 1 cup
Moong Dal 3/4 cup
Masoor dal 1/2 cup
Chana dal 1 tablespoon
Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon
For tempering: cumin and mustard seeds, asafoetida
Curry leaves 5-6
Whole red chilly dried 2-3
urad dal 1 teaspoon
Greenchilly 2
For cooking: Onion, finely chopped 1/2 cup
Tomato, finely chopped 1/2 cup
Ginger garlic paste 2 teaspoon
Peanuts fistful
Jaggery 1 teaspoon
Tamarind pulp 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Oil 1 teaspoon
Coriander leaves for garnishing
ghee 2 teaspoon

Instructions

In pressure cooker cook all the cut vegetables with water till soft.
Make a puree of it.
Add in cumin seeds, ajwain seeds, salt, wheat flour to it.
Make a soft dough and rest it for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, pressure cooks all the dals with turmeric powder and water.
When dal is done, blend it smooth with a hand blender.
Roll medium thick chapatis with the dough.
Cut diamonds or any shapes out of the chapati and keep aside. This is Dhokali ready to go into Dal.
Heat oil, add in the tempering ingredients along with, urad dal, slit green chillies and peanuts.
Saute onion till translucent.
Add ginger garlic paste.
Add tomatoes and cook till soft
Add boiled and blended dal to this.
When dal starts to boil, add hot water.
Add dough pieces to it.
Let the dal Dhokali boil.
Add jaggery and tamarind pulp
Add salt to taste.
Mix well and cook till dhokali is done.
Serve with coriander leaves and a dollop of ghee over.

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