Mochar Dhokar Dalna / Banana Blossom and Lentil Fritters Curry Recipe
Mochar Dhokar Dalna / Banana Blossom and Lentil Fritters Curry Recipe is a mouth-watering recipe, Though preparation is a little tedious the outcome is worthy. In my earlier post ‘mochar ghonto’ and ‘dhokar dalna’, we tested and found how delectable they were. Now I am mixing both the dish and making this fabulous recipe.
The types of equipment required for this recipe
- Blender
- Pressure cooker
- Serving bowl/Plate
- Kadai/Fry pan
- Spatula
- Knife
The ingredients required for this recipe
For making the fritter
- Mocha or Banana Blossom – 2 cups (finely chopped)
- Overnight Soaked Cholar Dal or Bengal Gram – 1 cup
- Kalo Jeera or Nigella Seeds – ½ tsp
- Ginger – ½ inch
- Green chili-1
- Turmeric Powder – ¼ tbsp
- Hing or Asafetida – 1 pinch
- Roasted Cumin and Red Chilli Powder (Bhaja Masala) – ½ tsp
- Sugar – ½ tbsp
- Salt To taste
- Oil – ½ cup( including frying the fritters)
For making the curry
- Bay Leaf – 1
- Cinnamon-1/2 inch stick
- Cardamom-2
- star anise-1/2
- Black peppercorn-5
- Whole red chili-1
- Potato – 1 (medium diced shaped)
- Ginger Paste – 1 tbsp
- Yogurt-1/2 cup
- Bhaja masala – ½ tsp
- Coriander Powder – ½ tsp
- Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp
- Red Chilli Powder – ½ tsp
- Garam Masala Powder – ½ tsp
- Ghee-1 tbsp
- Sugar – 1 tsp
- Salt – To taste
- Chopped coriander leaves – 2 tbsp
How to make Mochar Dhokar Dalna / Banana Blossom and Lentil Fritters Curry Recipe
Peel and cut the mocha into tiny pieces, and put them in a pressure cooker, add salt and water and go for one whistle on medium flame
Open the cover after releasing the pressure and keep it aside
Put the soaked Bengal gram in a blender jar along with ginger, green chili, salt, sugar, hing, and bhaja masala
Make a fine paste and keep it aside
Heat oil in a pan and kalo jire/nigella seeds for tempering, then add the boiled banana blossom and stir them for a minute
Add turmeric powder and stir them for 2 minutes
Now add the lentil paste mix them well, and continue to mix until they become tight
Immediate transfer them to a pre-greased plate, flatten them and with the help of a knife cut them into square or diamond shapes, and allow them to cool to become tight
Heat oil in the pan fry the potatoes, and keep them aside
Same way fry the dhoka, Once they become light brown in color, take them out from the oil and keep them aside
Add cinnamon, cardamom, peppercorn, bay leaf, star anise, and whole red chili for tempering
Now add the ginger paste and saute it for a minute
Add turmeric, coriander, and red chili powder, Add the bhaja and garam masala, and stir them till the raw smell goes off
Now add curd and stir them continuously for a minute
Add salt and sugar and mix well
Now add the fried potatoes
Cover the lid and allow them to cook for 6-7 minutes on medium flame
Open the lid add the fried dhoka and mix them well
Add ghee and chopped coriander leaves
Transfer them to a serving plate and serve hot with rice
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Mochar Dhokar Dalna
Equipment
- pressure cooker
- blender
- A kadai or a fry pan
- Spatula
- knife
- Serving plate
Ingredients
For making the fritter
- 2 cup Mochaor Banana Blossom (finelychopped)
- 1 cup Overnight Soaked Cholar Dal or Bengal Gram
- 1/2 tbsp KaloJeera or Nigella Seeds
- 1/2 inch ginger
- 1 green chili
- 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
- pinch of Hingor Asafetida
- 1/2 tbsp RoastedCumin and Red Chilli Powder (Bhaja Masala)
- 1/2 tbsp sugar
- salt
- 1/2 cup oil ½ cup(including frying the fritters)
For making the curry
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cardamom
- 1/2 inch cinnamon
- 1/2 star anise
- 1 potato
- 5 black pepper
- 1 whole red chili
- 1/2 tbsp RoastedCumin and Red Chilli Powder (Bhaja Masala)
- 1 tbsp ginger paste
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 1/2 tbsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tbsp red chili powder
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1/2 tbsp sugar
- salt
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
Instructions
- Peel and cut the mocha into tiny pieces, and put them in a pressure cooker,add salt and water and go for one whistle on medium flame
- Open the cover after releasing the pressure and keep it aside
- Put the soaked Bengal gram in a blender jar along with ginger, green chili,salt, sugar, hing, and bhaja masala
- Make a fine paste and keep it aside
- Heat oil in a pan and kalo jire/nigella seeds for tempering, then add the boiled banana blossom and stir them for a minute
- Add turmeric powder and stir them for 2 minutes
- Now add the lentil paste mix them well, and continue to mix until they become tight
- Immediate transfer them to a pre-greased plate, flatten them and with the help of a knife cut them into square or diamond shapes, and allow them to coolto become tight
- Heat oil in the pan fry the potatoes, and keep them aside
- Same way fry the dhoka, Once they become light brown in color, take them outfrom the oil and keep them aside
- Add cinnamon, cardamom, peppercorn, bay leaf, star anise, and whole red chili for tempering
- Now add the ginger paste and saute it for a minute
- Add turmeric, coriander, and red chili powder, add the bhaja and garam masala and stir them till the raw smell goes off
- Now add curd and stir them continuously for a minute
- Add salt and sugar and mix well
- Now add the fried potatoes
- Cover the lid and allow them to cook for 6-7 minutes on medium flame
- Open the lid add the fried dhoka and mix them well
- Add ghee and chopped coriander leaves
- Transfer them to a serving plate and serve hot with rice