Daar Dhokli in the Instant Pot
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Daar dhokli is another popular Gujarati comfort meal. Loosely translated into spiced flour dumplings in a savory lentil gravy, this recipe is sure to have your mouth watering even before you eat it. Using the Instant Pot to make this classic dish, we’ve cut down on cooking, prep and cleanup time. This is yet another healthy, hearty and vegan dish which you’ll want in your weekly rotation.
Ingredients
- Instant pot
- Instant pot
- Rolling Pin
- Rolling Pin
- Mixing bowl
- Mixing bowl
- Hand blenderFor Daar (gravy):
- Hand blenderFor Daar (gravy):
- ½ cup washed/rinsed toovar daal (split pigeon pea lentils)
- ½ cup washed/rinsed toovar daal (split pigeon pea lentils)
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon jeeru (cumin seeds)
- 1 teaspoon jeeru (cumin seeds)
- ½ teaspoon hing (asafoetida)-optional
- ½ teaspoon hing (asafoetida)-optional
- 1 teaspoon rye (mustard seeds)
- 1 teaspoon rye (mustard seeds)
- 3 small dry red chilies
- 3 small dry red chilies
- 8-10 fresh or dry limri (curry leaves)
- 8-10 fresh or dry limri (curry leaves)
- 1-2 teaspoons minced green chilies (per taste)
- 1-2 teaspoons minced green chilies (per taste)
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon lal mirchu (red chili powder) - adjust to taste
- 1 teaspoon lal mirchu (red chili powder) - adjust to taste
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar(or per taste)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar(or per taste)
- 3 roma tomatoes chopped
- 3 roma tomatoes chopped
- 2 teaspoons salt (or per taste)
- 2 teaspoons salt (or per taste)
- ¼ cup peanuts (non roasted)
- ¼ cup peanuts (non roasted)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups water
- ¼ cup washed, rinsed and chopped cilantroFor Dhokli (dumplings):
- ¼ cup washed, rinsed and chopped cilantroFor Dhokli (dumplings):
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon lal mirchu (red chili powder) - adjust to taste
- 1 teaspoon lal mirchu (red chili powder) - adjust to taste
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon jeeru (cumin seeds)
- ½ teaspoon jeeru (cumin seeds)
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon oil
- Extra oil for coating dough
- Extra oil for coating dough
- Water- enough to form dough
- Water- enough to form dough
- Sprinkle of all purpose flour to roll dough
Instructions
- Turn on the Instant Pot to SAUTE mode
- Wait until the Instant Pot display reads “HOT”
- Add oil to the steel pot
- Add the rye (mustard seeds) and jeeru (cumin seeds)
- Allow to sizzle for 30 seconds
- Add the hing (asafoetida) to the oil
- Add the dry red chilies
- Allow to sizzle for 30 seconds
- Add the curry leaves - BE CAREFUL as they will splatter
- Press CANCEL on the Instant Pot
- Add in the tomatoes
- Add in the toovar daal (pidgeon pea lentils)
- Add in the ginger, green chilies, turmeric, red chili powder, salt
- Mix well to incorporate all ingredients
- Add 2 cups water
- Mix to make sure nothing is stuck to the bottom of the pot
- Close and lock the lid on the Instant Pot
- Turn the vent to sealing to prevent steam from escaping
- Press CANCEL on the Instant Pot
- Press MANUAL on the Instant Pot (high pressure)
- Set timer to 15 minutes
- Make the dumpling dough while the daar cooks:
- To the wheat flour in a mixing bowl, add the spices:
- Add sesame seeds, turmeric, salt, red chili powder, cumin seeds and garlic
- Drizzle oil into the flour
- Using your hands, massage all ingredients into the flour
- In small increments, add water to form a firm dough
- Knead the dough until it comes together and coat with oil
- Divide the dough into 3 or 4 balls
- Sprinkle all purpose flour on to your rolling surface
- Roll the dough into a ¼ inch thin round using a rolling pin
- Using a pizza cutter, cut the dumplings into diamond shapes
- Set aside the diamond shaped dumplings until the daar gravy is done
- Once the timer goes off, allow the pressure to Naturally Release for at least 10 minutes
- Manually release the steam by opening the vent
- The silver prong will drop back into the lid BE CAREFUL OF THE HOT STEAM
- Press CANCEL on the Instant Pot
- Open the lid to see that the lentils are soft
- You may remove the dry red chilies before blending
- Using your hand blender, blend up the daar to get a smooth consistency
- Add extra water to the daar gravy if you want a thinner gravy
- To the gravy, add lemon juice, brown sugar and peanuts
- Mix well
- Gently add in the diamond shaped dough into the daar gravy
- Gently stir to ensure the dough doesn’t stick together
- Press CANCEL on the Instant Pot
- Press MANUAL on the Instant Pot (high pressure)
- Set timer to 2-4 minutes (4 minutes will give you extra soft dough dumplings)
- Once the timer goes off, manually release the steam by opening the vent
- The silver prong will drop back into the lid BE CAREFUL OF THE HOT STEAM
- Press CANCEL on the Instant Pot
- Carefully open the lid
- Garnish with cilantro
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Serving suggestion
Serve with a cooling side of yogurt-make your own!
No Onion/ No Garlic
Omit the garlic in the dough and follow along with the original recipe.
Serve with a cooling side of yogurt-make your own!
No Onion/ No Garlic
Omit the garlic in the dough and follow along with the original recipe.
Recipe by Instapottin' With Poonam at https://www.instapottinwithpoonam.com/daar-dhokli-instant-pot/