Marwari Dal Dhokli: One Pot Meal.

Dal Dhokli is an Indian take on fresh rolled home made pasta dish made in lentil stew.Its one pot, healthy yet delicious comfort food which can be made anytime.Its very good option for chilly wintry nights.I make this using a mix of various lentil and wheat flour.



 Ingriedients:

 

For Dal /Lentil Soup.

 

Toor dal/split Pigeon Pea 1/2 cup

Yellow Mung Dal /Yellow Mung Bean 1/2 cup

Green Mung Dal/Green Mung Bean 1 cup

Chana Dal/Split Gram lentils 1/2 cup

There is no fix or required measurement for lentil mix, its your chioce whichever lentil you want to take it in whatever quantity.

Water to soak and cook lentil

Turmeric powder 2 t spoon

Salt to taste.

 

For Dokli/Pasta

 

Wheat flour 2 cups

EVOO 2 tb spoon

Coriander seeds 1tb spoon

Carom seeds/ajwain 1/2 tb spoon

Fennel seeds/saunf  1/2 tb spoon

Chilly powder 1 tb spoon

Salt to taste

Grated ginger 2 heaping tb spoon

grated jalepenos 2 heaping tb spoon

Water to knead the dough.

(to make flovoured dhoklis add the flavour while kneading the dough, for eg I made tomato flavoured, spinach flavoured and besan(gram flour) flavoured  dhoklis by dividing the flour into three equal parts and added spinach puree in one, store brought tomato paste in one and gram flour in one,and then knead the dough with as required water.Rest of the steps and ingriedients are same.)

 

For Seasoning and Garnishing:

Whole dry red chilly 1-2 pc

Cloves 4

Cumin seeds 1 tb spoon

Asafoetida 1/2 t spoon

Coriander powder 2 tb spoon

Chilly powder 1 tb spoon

Garam masala 1 t spoon

salt to taste

Onion 1 large chopped

Tomato 2 large chopped

Jalepenos 1 chopped

Grated ginger 2 tb spoon.

Cilantro 1 cup chopped

Lime juice to taste

 

 

Method:

• Wash and soak mix lentils in water for an hour.
• In a pressure cooker add the soak lentils and water along with turmeric powder and salt.Let it simmer uncovered on medium high until you prepare dhokli/pasta.
• To prepare dhokli/pasta, in wheat flour add EVOO,coriander seeds,carom seeds,fennel seeds,chilly powder,salt, grated ginger and grated jalepeno.Knead the dough with water.
• Roll out the dough just  like chapati and cut into any shape(round,square,rectancle,triangle,diamond)



spinach,tomato and beasan flavoured dhokli
 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Add all the dhoklis/pasta to the lentil mix simmering in pressure cooker.Pressure cook it until 2 whistle.Then let it stand until the pressure is released.
• Meanwhile prepare seasoning, in a medium heated pan add EVOO cumin seeds,cloves,asafoetida,whole dry chilly.Let it sizzle.
• To it add Half of chopped onions,jalepeno,grated ginger 2 tb spoon and sautee them until onions are translucent.
• Add half chopped tomatoes and salt.Sautee them until a smooth paste.
• Add chilly powder,coriander powder and cook for 2 more mins.
• Add garam masala and turn off the heat.
• When the pressure is released tranfer the dal dhokli mix in a bowl and add the seasoning.
• Serve in soup bowl or deep dish with chopped onions,tomatoes,jalepeno,cilantro and lime juice on top.