Chakolaya Recipe (Maharastrian Varun)
A vegetarian Maharashtrian Recipes recipe with whole wheat flour, sunflower oil, ajwain (carom seeds). Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated bySachin Deshmukh🇮🇳
Instructions
12 steps- 1
To begin with the Chakolaya Recipe ( Maharashtrian Varan Phal) first, In a bowl mix wheat flour, salt, ajwain, oil and make a stiff dough
whole wheat flour(2 cups)ajwain (carom seeds)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - as required - 2
Then in a pressure cooker cook Toor dhal with garlic for 3-4 whistles
arhar dal (split toor dal)(3/4 cup) - 3
After the dal is done mash it well and a separate pan heat oil
- 4
Add mustard seeds, after they splutter add turmeric, red chili, coriander powder and sprinkle some water
red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1/4 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/4 teaspoon)kokum (malabar tamarind) - (soaked in water for some time and remove the extract)(2)water - as required - 5
Add this tempering to the mashed dal with this add the kokum extract and 2-3 cups of water to make it slurryBoil the dal for few minutes in low heat
kokum (malabar tamarind) - (soaked in water for some time and remove the extract)(2)water - as required - 6
Till then divide the dough into equal parts and roll it on a rolling board
- 7
Give horizontal and vertical cuts to make square or diamond shapes
- 8
keep the square cuts on a plate
- 9
Do this for all divided dough
- 10
Once the dal starts boiling slide on the prepared square cuts in the dal
- 11
Cook the dhokli's in the dal for 15 mins in medium flame or till they are cooked
- 12
Once they are cooked, serve them hot with ghee simmered and garnished with coriander leaves and some chopped onions
coriander powder (dhania)(1/4 teaspoon)kokum (malabar tamarind) - (soaked in water for some time and remove the extract)(2)onion - small and chopped(1)
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Chakolaya Recipe (Maharastrian Varun)
A vegetarian Maharashtrian Recipes recipe with whole wheat flour, sunflower oil, ajwain (carom seeds). Ready in 50 min, serves 4.
Curated bySachin Deshmukh🇮🇳
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12 steps- 1
To begin with the Chakolaya Recipe ( Maharashtrian Varan Phal) first, In a bowl mix wheat flour, salt, ajwain, oil and make a stiff dough
whole wheat flour(2 cups)ajwain (carom seeds)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - as required - 2
Then in a pressure cooker cook Toor dhal with garlic for 3-4 whistles
arhar dal (split toor dal)(3/4 cup) - 3
After the dal is done mash it well and a separate pan heat oil
- 4
Add mustard seeds, after they splutter add turmeric, red chili, coriander powder and sprinkle some water
red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)coriander powder (dhania)(1/4 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/4 teaspoon)kokum (malabar tamarind) - (soaked in water for some time and remove the extract)(2)water - as required - 5
Add this tempering to the mashed dal with this add the kokum extract and 2-3 cups of water to make it slurryBoil the dal for few minutes in low heat
kokum (malabar tamarind) - (soaked in water for some time and remove the extract)(2)water - as required - 6
Till then divide the dough into equal parts and roll it on a rolling board
- 7
Give horizontal and vertical cuts to make square or diamond shapes
- 8
keep the square cuts on a plate
- 9
Do this for all divided dough
- 10
Once the dal starts boiling slide on the prepared square cuts in the dal
- 11
Cook the dhokli's in the dal for 15 mins in medium flame or till they are cooked
- 12
Once they are cooked, serve them hot with ghee simmered and garnished with coriander leaves and some chopped onions
coriander powder (dhania)(1/4 teaspoon)kokum (malabar tamarind) - (soaked in water for some time and remove the extract)(2)onion - small and chopped(1)
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