A common Bengali dish of steamed cakes made with eggs, potatoes and spices and simmered in an aromatic curry.

Ingredients

For dhokkar dalna:

  • 300 Gram Potato
  • 7 Eggs
  • 10 Gram Green chillies, chopped
  • 10 Gram Ginger, chopped
  • 50 Gram Green coriander
  • 10 Gram Cumin powder
  • 10 Gram Coriander powder
  • 10 Gram Red chilli powder
  • 10 Gram Turmeric powder
  • 30 Gram Garam masala powder
  • To taste Salt
  • Black pepper powder
  • 50 Ml Oil (for greasing)

For curry:

  • 10 Gram Panch phoran
  • 150 Gram Onion paste
  • 4 Litre Chicken stock
  • 10 Gram Ginger paste
  • 10 Gram Garlic paste
  • 50 Gram Curd
  • 50 Gram Tomato puree
  • 10 Gram Cumin powder
  • 10 Gram Coriander powder
  • 10 Gram Turmeric powder
  • 10 Gram Red chilli powder
  • 10 Gram Sugar
  • 500 Ml Mustard oil (for frying and cooking)
  • 20 Gram Gram masala powder
  • 30 Gram Green coriander
  • To taste Salt
  • 50 Gram Bhuna masala

For luchi:

  • 200 Gram Refined flour
  • 20 Gram Black onion seed
  • To taste Salt
  • 500 Gram Ghee

Method:

Prepare dhokkar dalna:

  1. Boil potato and grate it, there should not be any lumps. Add beaten egg.
  2. Mix well and add all powder spices and pour in a greased baking tray and steam it for 20 minutes
  3. Take it out, cool it, cut it into desired shape and deep fry it. Keep aside.

Prepare curry:

  1. Put oil in pan heat it up, add panch phoran and temper it.
  2. Add brown onion paste, ginger and garlic paste, cook it. Add powder spices, tomato puree, salt, sugar and cook it properly.
  3. Add chicken stock and reduce it.
  4. Put fried pieces and cook it for some time to make it soft and juicy.

Prepare luchi:

  1. Take flour, add salt and kalonji, mix it well, add ghee for shortening.
  2. Make dough out of the mixture.
  3. Divide it into small balls, roll it and deep fried it.

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