Dhoka Dalma

Dhoka Dalma

Soak overnight (for 10-12 hours) 100 gms Chhola dal (Bengal gram dal) and 100 gms Motor dal. Once it is soaked well, grind to a fine paste. If ground in a grinder, mix masalas into the paste in an anti-clockwise direction, mix in salt, sugar, and chili powder. Add a tiny piece of hing, mix well. In a pan heat two tablespoons of oil, add the mixture and saute well. Do not dry the mixture too much, and wait till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan. Keep a plate smeared with oil ready and spread the mixture making it firm from all sides. With a knife cut into diamond-shaped pieces. In a clean pan, heat enough oil to deep-fry the diamond-shaped Dhokas. Fry over high heat. If the heat is less, the Dhokas may break. Keep the fried dhokas aside. This should make 20 dhokas.

For the curry

Ingredients:

Potatoes, diced into large pieces
Masalas (powder or made into paste):
Turmeric
Jeera (Cummin) seeds
Ginger
Chili
Garam Masala
Salt, Sugar, Oil
Ghee
for Phoron: Jeera (whole cummin seeds), Tejpata (Bay leaves).
To a small amount of oil, add the phoron of cummin seeds and bay leaves. Add the diced potatoes and fry well. Add Masalas (powder or paste) to the fried potatoes and cook till the oil separates. Add water enough for the potatoes to boil and keep some gravy. After the potatoes are done, add sugar and one teaspoon tomato sauce, ghee, garam masala and bring to a boil. Add the fried dhokas and remove from fire.