Wash tur dal 2 times with water
Boil tur dal, 1.5 cup water, baking soda and 3-4 drops oil in pressure cooker till 3 whistles
Till tur dal is cooking, take a bowl and mix all dry ingredients in sequence
Add lemon juice and mix it well
Knead tight dough, which you can roll without dusting flour
Take few drops of oil and rub it on palms and then onto surface of dough
By this time pressure cooker will be done with 3 whistles, it takes approximately 10-12 minutes
Let the cooker to cool down for 5-7 minutes
Blend the dal. The consistency should not be thick, add water if required and blend it
Take a pan which has lid or pressure cooker, add oil and put it on stove at medium heat
As oil is a bit warm, add cumin seeds, Mustard seeds, black peppers, cloves
As all seeds starts cracking, add curry leaves and sauté it for 15 seconds
Add asafetida and sauté for 5 seconds
Add tomato and green chilli and sauté it for about a minute
Add blended dal and then add turmeric powder, salt, chili powder and garam masala, mix it well
Let it boil on medium heat for 5 minutes, stir occasionally
Meanwhile, let’s prepare dhokli
Divide the dough into 2 parts
Take one piece and roll it into circle of 7 inch diameter
Cut it into diamond shape pieces as shown in Image 1
Repeat step 19 and 20 for other part of the dough
Check if the dal and the spices are blended well, if not then wait for few minutes
Reduce the stove heat to low and Add dhokli one by one into dal
Add peanuts; mix it carefully to preserve the shape of dhokli
After mixing cover the lid of the pan or pressure cooker
Cook it until dhokli tenders, for pressure cooker, keep the stove on medium heat and wait until 2 whistles
Once done, take a bowl, garnish it with 1 tsp ghee, some coriander leaves and squeeze a small piece of lemon
This recipe will result in four bowls
Serve it hot. Ghee will add the nice flavor to dish, but it’s optional
You can prepare this dish from leftover dal also. In case you have dal then prepare dhokli and start from step 10, adjust the spices quantity accordingly
