Name: Green peas cake ( dhokar dalna) curry recipe by Uma Sarkar at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Green peas - 2 cups; Soaked chana dal - 1/4 cup; Green chillies - 5-6; Chopped ginger - 1/2 tbsp; Salt.- 1 tsp; For gravy; Cumin seeds -1 tsp; Hing - 1/2 tsp; Red chilly- 2 nos; Bay leaf - 2 nos; Turmeric pwd - - 1 tsp; Cumin powder - 1tsp; Coriander pwd - 1 tsp; Red chilly powder - 1 tsp; Roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp; Ginger paste- 1 tsp; Ghee - 1 tbsp; Tomato puree - 1/2 cup; Curd - 1/2 cup beaten; Sugar - 1 tsp; Salt

ABOUT Green peas cake ( dhokar dalna) curry RECIPE

Dhokar dalna is a very famous veg curry in Bengali cuisine., made out of chana dal. Inspired by this, tried green peas dhokar dalna added very little chana dal for binding because green peas have no binding capacity.

Ingredients Serving: 8

Green peas - 2 cups
Soaked chana dal - 1/4 cup
Green chillies - 5-6
Chopped ginger - 1/2 tbsp
Salt.- 1 tsp
For gravy
Cumin seeds -1 tsp
Hing - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly- 2 nos
Bay leaf - 2 nos
Turmeric pwd - - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1tsp
Coriander pwd - 1 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp
Ginger paste- 1 tsp
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Tomato puree - 1/2 cup
Curd - 1/2 cup beaten
Sugar - 1 tsp
Salt

Instructions

Boil the green peas. Mix with soaked chana dal after green peas cool. , grind them into paste with adding green chillies , ginger and salt.
Heat very little oil in a pan and add pinch of hing and green peas paste. Cook for 5 minutes and take out from the gas. Pour on the greased plate and smooth by roll in pin. Cut it in a shape of diamond. Or shape of your choice.
Heat ample amount of oil and deep fry the cut dhoka or peas cake.. Keep aside.
In a separate pan heat oil, add cumin seeds , hing, bay leaves, red chilly and ginger paste. Fry for 1 minute. Add tomato puree and cook for while.
Add all the masalas mix with curd ( except roasted masala) , cook properly till oil separated from the side. Add Water and fried dhoka . Seasoning with salt & sugar.
Add ghee, roasted masala and serve.

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