Bengali wash recipe
A sattvic Bengali Recipes recipe with chana dal (bengal gram dal), inch ginger - grated, cumin seeds (jeera). Ready in 1h 30m, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
Instructions
21 steps- 1
To begin making Bengali Dhokar Dalna Recipe, we will first prepare dhoka i
- 2
e the lentil cake
- 3
Soak the chana for a few hours then grind it with ginger, chilli and little water into a paste
chana dal (bengal gram dal)(1 cups)inch ginger - grated(1)green chilli(2)inch ginger - grated(1)green chilli(2)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon) - 4
Take a tablespoon of oil in a non stick pan add jeera, hing, the ground mixture, salt and sugar
salt - to tastesugar - to tastesalt - to tastesugar - a pinch - 5
Stir it till the chana dal mixture dries and comes together
chana dal (bengal gram dal)(1 cups) - 6
Take a plate and grease it with some oil, put the mixture on it and pat down to spread evenly
- 7
Let it cool down
- 8
You can keep in fridge it will harden fast and you can cut pieces
- 9
Cut in medium sized diamond shapes or any shape
- 10
Grease a baking dish, place the dhokas on it
- 11
Sprinkle little oil/brush them with oil and bake in oven at 180 degrees for 20-30 minutes
- 12
The next step is to prepare the gravy
- 13
Heat mustard oil in a kadai, add jeera and bay leaf
mustard oil(2 teaspoon) - 14
Add ginger paste and tomatoes
inch ginger - grated(1)inch ginger - grated(1)tomatoes - chopped(2) - 15
Next, add jeera powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and sugar
cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)salt - to tastesugar - to tastegreen chilli(2)green chilli(2)cumin powder (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)salt - to tastesugar - a pinchgaram masala powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 16
Once the tomatoes turn mushy, add potatoes
potatoes (aloo) - diced(2)tomatoes - chopped(2) - 17
Add water, cover and cook the potatoes
potatoes (aloo) - diced(2) - 18
Once the potatoes are done, add the baked dhokas in the gravy
potatoes (aloo) - diced(2) - 19
Let it simmer for 2-3 minutes
- 20
Sprinkle garam masala powder and a teaspoon of ghee and give it a stir
cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 21
Switch of the flame, cover and keep it for sometime for flavors to blend well before serving with steamed rice, or Serve Bengali Dhokar Dalna Recipe with Bengali Luchi Recipe or Methi Lachha Paratha Recipe for lunch
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Bengali wash recipe
A sattvic Bengali Recipes recipe with chana dal (bengal gram dal), inch ginger - grated, cumin seeds (jeera). Ready in 1h 30m, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
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Directions
21 steps- 1
To begin making Bengali Dhokar Dalna Recipe, we will first prepare dhoka i
- 2
e the lentil cake
- 3
Soak the chana for a few hours then grind it with ginger, chilli and little water into a paste
chana dal (bengal gram dal)(1 cups)inch ginger - grated(1)green chilli(2)inch ginger - grated(1)green chilli(2)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon) - 4
Take a tablespoon of oil in a non stick pan add jeera, hing, the ground mixture, salt and sugar
salt - to tastesugar - to tastesalt - to tastesugar - a pinch - 5
Stir it till the chana dal mixture dries and comes together
chana dal (bengal gram dal)(1 cups) - 6
Take a plate and grease it with some oil, put the mixture on it and pat down to spread evenly
- 7
Let it cool down
- 8
You can keep in fridge it will harden fast and you can cut pieces
- 9
Cut in medium sized diamond shapes or any shape
- 10
Grease a baking dish, place the dhokas on it
- 11
Sprinkle little oil/brush them with oil and bake in oven at 180 degrees for 20-30 minutes
- 12
The next step is to prepare the gravy
- 13
Heat mustard oil in a kadai, add jeera and bay leaf
mustard oil(2 teaspoon) - 14
Add ginger paste and tomatoes
inch ginger - grated(1)inch ginger - grated(1)tomatoes - chopped(2) - 15
Next, add jeera powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and sugar
cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)salt - to tastesugar - to tastegreen chilli(2)green chilli(2)cumin powder (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)salt - to tastesugar - a pinchgaram masala powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 16
Once the tomatoes turn mushy, add potatoes
potatoes (aloo) - diced(2)tomatoes - chopped(2) - 17
Add water, cover and cook the potatoes
potatoes (aloo) - diced(2) - 18
Once the potatoes are done, add the baked dhokas in the gravy
potatoes (aloo) - diced(2) - 19
Let it simmer for 2-3 minutes
- 20
Sprinkle garam masala powder and a teaspoon of ghee and give it a stir
cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1 tablespoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 21
Switch of the flame, cover and keep it for sometime for flavors to blend well before serving with steamed rice, or Serve Bengali Dhokar Dalna Recipe with Bengali Luchi Recipe or Methi Lachha Paratha Recipe for lunch
Rate this recipe
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