{"id":89641,"date":"2021-04-07T08:31:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T03:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=89641"},"modified":"2021-04-07T08:33:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T03:03:42","slug":"quick-recipe-for-bengali-dhokar-daalna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/food\/vegetarian\/quick-recipe-for-bengali-dhokar-daalna","title":{"rendered":"Best Bengali Dhokar Daalna Recipe &#8211; Quick Guide on How to Make Bengali Dhokar Daalna"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_89646\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89646\" style=\"width: 669px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/food\/vegetarian\/quick-recipe-for-bengali-dhokar-daalna\/attachment\/bengali-dish-dhokar-daalna\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-89646\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89646 size-full\" title=\"Dhokar Daalna\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/08\/bengali-dish-dhokar-daalna.jpg\" alt=\"Dhokar Daalna Recipe\" width=\"669\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/08\/bengali-dish-dhokar-daalna.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/08\/bengali-dish-dhokar-daalna-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/08\/bengali-dish-dhokar-daalna-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2019\/08\/bengali-dish-dhokar-daalna-665x348.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><strong>Dhokar Daalna is a traditional dish from the Bengali cuisine.<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What is a Bengali without his food? We have a plethora of food choices, from Daal (lentils), Neem Begun Bhaja (stir fried Neem and Brinjal), Tarkari (vegetables) to Chingri Macher Malaikari (Prawns in creamy coconut milk), Bhetki Macher Paturi (Fish steamed in banana leaf), and Aloo Posto (potatoes mixed with poppy seed). Yet, stereotypes about us have limited us to just <em>roshogolla<\/em> and <em>maacher jhol<\/em>. Yes, we love our Maacher Jhol and Roshogolla, but it\u2019s wrong to think we are bound by any hackneyed idea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ever heard of Dhokar Daalna? Well in this recipe, I&#8217;ll share Bengalis\u2019 all-time favourite Dhokar Daalna recipe which requires neither Maach nor Roshogolla.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ingredients Required for Dhokar Daalna<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>200 gms chana dal or Bengal gram daal<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp cumin seeds<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp chilli powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 turmeric powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 coriander powder<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp curd<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp ginger paste<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp ginger powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 bay leaves<\/li>\n<li>1 stick cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>2 cardamom<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp garam masala powder<\/li>\n<li>refined oil as per taste<\/li>\n<li>salt as per taste<\/li>\n<li>1 chopped potato<\/li>\n<li>1 chopped onion<\/li>\n<li>3-4 green chillies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Method<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There\u2019s a process of soaking in water. So, wash the lentils well and soak them overnight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 1-<\/strong> Blend the lentils, ginger paste, 2-3 green chillies and a little bit of salt in a blender.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 2-<\/strong> Take a pan, add oil and let it heat. Then take the blended lentils and fry till the water dries up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 3-<\/strong> Now take a plate, grease it with ghee and spread the lentil paste on it and set aside for 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 4-<\/strong> After 20 minutes, cut \u2018dhoka\u2019 into rhombus shapes (barfi-like-shape) and fry it till it turns into golden brown colour<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 5-<\/strong> Now take a pan and add some oil (preferably refined oil but you can take any oil of your choice) and fry the chopped potatoes till they caramelise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 6-<\/strong> In the same oil, add rest of the ingredients such as bay leaves, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, chopped onions, green chillies, turmeric, chilli powder as per taste, cumin and coriander powder and stir it well. Lower the heat and add salt as per taste, curd and mix well till the masalas are all cooked. Add a little bit of water, put the fried potatoes into the concoction, and let it boil. Now put the fried \u2018dhoka\u2019 in it and cook for 2 minutes. In the end, add ghee and garam masala to enhance the taste and stir lightly (otherwise the \u2018dhoka\u2019 can break). Cook it for 1 minute on low flame.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 7-<\/strong> Serve hot with steamed rice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> You may top up the meal with a Roshogolla to satisfy that sweet craving, if you so wish!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/food\/breakfast-recipes\">Breakfast Recipes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/food\/the-taste-of-bengal\">The Taste of Bengal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Bengali without his food? We have a plethora of food choices, from Daal (lentils), Neem Begun Bhaja (stir fried Neem and Brinjal), Tarkari (vegetables) to Chingri Macher Malaikari (Prawns in creamy coconut milk), Bhetki Macher Paturi (Fish steamed in banana leaf), and Aloo Posto (potatoes mixed with poppy seed). Yet, stereotypes about [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19872,"featured_media":89646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3482],"tags":[9991,9990],"class_list":{"0":"post-89641","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-vegetarian","8":"tag-bengali-dishes","9":"tag-bengali-food"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19872"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89641"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102081,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89641\/revisions\/102081"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}