BENGALI "DHOKAR DALNA" WITH SEASAME SEED

 

I had discussed about the vitality of sesame seeds in my one previous blog. Due to high cost of poppy seeds, now a day’s majority Bengali family keeps sesame seeds in their kitchen for

 different dishes.

Not only for your taste buds but sesame seeds are also the store house of vitamins and

 minerals. And so why not we take hands of sesame seeds in our kitchen.

Today I am sharing another recipe of sesame seeds named "DHOKAR DALNA WITH SESAME SEED". I made a twist in typical Bengali Dhokar dalna which is made always with

 chana (lentil seeds) and motor dal (yellow split seeds).

It is really something different in taste and you can say yummy also. A new recipe that you can

 say it is my own recipe at once.

HERE IS THE RECIPE.

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INGREDIENTS:

1) White Sesame seeds: 100 gms

2) Yellow split pea seeds: 75 grams. Ingredients - White Sesame (100 gm),  Onion-1 small, Garlic-3 cloves, Ginger-1 inch, Tomato-1 small, Raw Chilli-1, Turmeric powder-2 tsp, Red Kashmiri Chilli powder-2 tsp, cumin powder and coriander powder-2 tbsp, garam masala powder-1 tsp, boiled potato-3( cut into pieces). White oil – 2 cups,Sugar-2 tsp.

 

PROCEDURE- Soak yellow split peas and sesame seeds for 2 hours. Soak them separately. Make a paste with onion-1 small, garlic- 3 cloves, ginger-1 inch, 1 green chilli, and tomato-1 small together.

 Paste yellow split peas and sesame seeds separately. Place the kadai on gas and add little white oil. When the oil is hot add 2 (yellow split pea dal and white sesame seeds ) paste together Add salt, sugar, a little cumin powder, a little turmeric powder, add a little besan and dry it... it will be stuffings like look.

Now apply white oil in a plate and pour the ready paste and spread it evenly by hand to 1 inch thickness.

 When it becomes cool, cut it into “DHOKA “shapes. Now fry the dhoka in white oil. Reduce the heat and fry the dhoka otherwise the dhoka will burn.Take out all fried dhokas.

 

Fry the boiled potatoes again in a pan with a little oil and add all the ingredients mentioned above. When the oil is separated add potatoes again, add water to boil it with salt and sugar

Add dhokas on the top of gravy and turn off the gas. Add deshi ghee if desired. Give standing time for actual taste. Our new recipe “BENGALI DHOKAR DALNA WITH SESAME SEED” is ready to serve. Hot rice or roti is perfect for this recipe.

 Let me know how you feel to have it. Be happy and enjoy cooking.

Here is the link of another sesame seed recipe

https://tastesdifferent.blogspot.com/2021/07/sesame-seed-potato-curry-bengali-til.html