Dal Dhokli

Name: Dal Dhokli
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Gujarati (Indian)
Ingredients: 1 cup toor dal (split pigeon peas); ¾ tsp turmeric powder; ½ cup raw peanuts; 1¼ cup wholemeal (whole wheat) flour; ¼ cup gram flour; ½ tsp red chilli powder; ½ tsp asafoetida; 2 tbsp rapeseed oil; 3 tbsp ghee; ½ tsp mustard seeds; ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds; 2 pc dried red chillies; 8 pc curry leaves; 2 tsp green chilli paste; 1½ tbsp jaggery; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves; 1 pc onion; ½ tsp salt; 3½ cup water; ¾ cup water; 1 cup water; 1 tbsp ghee (to drizzle)

Spiced wheat dough diamonds simmered in a Gujarati-style toor dal with peanuts, jaggery and a gentle lemon finish.

35 min 677 kcal/serving serves 4

677kcal23gprotein78gcarbs31gfat

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🫛toor dal (split pigeon peas)

🫙turmeric powder

🥜raw peanuts

🌾wholemeal (whole wheat) flour

🌾gram flour

🌶️red chilli powder

🫙asafoetida

🫗rapeseed oil

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About Sanjeev Kapoor

Indian chef, restaurateur, and television host known for popularising regional Indian cuisine

Sanjeev Kapoor is an Indian chef, restaurateur, and prolific cookbook author who became one of the country's most recognisable culinary figures through his long-running television show Khana Khazana. He has authored numerous cookbooks, founded the FoodFood television channel, and operates restaurants including The Yellow Chilli, built around accessible Indian home and regional cooking.

His cooking draws on Indian regional traditions, from Punjabi and Gujarati dishes to South Indian and Mughlai preparations, built on spice blends, tempering techniques like tadka, and slow-cooked curries. He is known for translating restaurant-style Indian dishes into recipes workable in a home kitchen, favouring clear steps and commonly available ingredients over elaborate technique.

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