Dhokar Dalna

Bengali steamed dal dumplings in a spicy sauce

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

  • About

This dish plays an important part in the Bengali niramish (vegetarian) repertoire. Dhokar literally means “to cheat,” and as the texture of the lightly spiced lentil cakes resembles that of fish, the name is appropriate. If you see the mixture coming off the sides of the pan while you are steaming the lentil paste, it is a sign that it is cooked. If you oversteam it, the lentil cake will lose moisture and become hard.

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