Dhokar Dalna | Fried Lentil Cakes with Potato Gravy | Bengali Veg Recipe | Niramish Dhokar Dalna

Dhokar Dalna is a rich lentil cake that is cooked, set on a plate, and cut into diamond shapes and simmered in a thick gravy with potatoes and tomatoes. This recipe is one of the favorites of the Bengali cuisine. It is a pure Veg Recipe. Served with Hot Rice or Roti or Luchi or Parathas. Ingredients: Lentil Cake / Dhoka : Chana Daal - 1 Cup(Soak Chana Daal overnight) Ginger - 1 inch Green Chili - 2 Salt as Required Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder - 1 tsp Sugar - 1/2 tsp Oil for Fry Hing / Asafoetida - a pinch Kalojeera / Onion Seeds - 1/2 tsp Gravy: Oil - 1 tbsp Bay Leaf - 2 Dry Red Chili - 1 Cardamom - 2 Cloves - 4 Cinamon - 4 Cumin Seed - 1 tsp Potatoes - 2 Green Chili - 1 Tomato - 1 Salt as Required Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder - 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder - 1 tsp Ginger Crushed - 1 tsp Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp Ghee / Clarified Butter - 2 tsp Hot Water - 3 cup