Guvar Dhokli Nu Shaak
Guvar dhokli nu shaak- Cluster Beans and flour dumplings cooked in a traditional Gujarati style-
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 225 gm Cluster beans/ Guvar
- 1 tbsp Jaggary/ Gur
- 1.5 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric/ Haldi
- To Taste Salt
- A Pinch Baking Soda
- 2 cup Water
For Making Dhokli's
- 1/2 cup Wheat Flour/ Atta
- 2 tbsp Gram Flour/ Besan
- 1/2 tsp Chili Powder
- To Taste Salt
- 1/4 tsp Carom Seeds/ Ajwain
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida/ Hing
- 1/4 tsp Sugar
- 1.5 tbsp Cooking Oil
Tempering/ Waghar
- 3/4 tsp Cumin seeds/ Jeera
- 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds/ Rai
- 1/3 tsp Carom seeds/ Ajwain
- 1.5 tbsp Peanuts/ Moongphali
- 8 curry leaves
- 1 tsp Green Chili chopped
Instructions
Making Dhokli
- Add all the ingredients listed for making dhoklis in a big and wide bowl.
- Make small size balls from the dough.
- Flatten each ball on your palm and make a depression in the center by pressing with your thumb.Similar way make all the dhoklis and keep aside.
For the Curry-
- Trim both the ends of the guvar/cluster beans and chop into medium size pieces.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker or in a heavy bottom pan.Add all the tempering ingredients in the hot oil and let the seeds crackle.
- Then add chopped guvar phali and saute for few seconds.Now add salt,chili powder,turmeric,coconut and saute.
- Add 2 cups of water in the pan and let it come to a boil.
- Now add baking soda and the dhoklis and mix.
- Pressure cook for 2 whistles on medium heat.When cool down completely ,open the cooker and add jaggary and lemon juice.
- Give it a boil and serve.If you want a dry curry then boil it till it thickens.
- Serving suggestions-serve with bhakri,poori or rice-daal