How To Make Chakolaya Recipe (Maharastrian Varun)
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How To Make Chakolaya Recipe (Maharastrian Varun)

If you enjoy How To Make Chakolaya Recipe (Maharastrian Varun) cuisine, this Lunch recipe is worth trying at home....

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10 Min Prep

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40 Min Cook

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4 Servings

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Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Sunflower Oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ajwain (Carom seeds)
  • Salt - as required
  • 3/4 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal)
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 1 tablespoon Sunflower Oil
  • 2 Kokum (Malabar Tamarind) - (soaked in water for some time and remove the extract)
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar
  • Water - as required
  • 1 Onion - small and chopped

Instructions

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To begin with the Chakolaya method ( Maharashtrian Varan Phal) first, In a dish toss together wheat baking flour, seasoning, ajwain, cooking oil and make a stiff flour base.Then in a pressure cooker prepare Toor dhal with garlic for 3-4 whistles. After the dal is done mash it well and a separate skillet fiery up cooking oil. mix in mustard seeds, after they splutter mix in turmeric, red chili, coriander dusting seasoning and strew some aqua. mix in this tempering to the mashed dal with this mix in the kokum extract and  2-3 cups of aqua to make it slurryBoil the dal for few moments in low fiery up. Till then divide the flour base into equal parts and roll it on a rolling board. Give horizontal and vertical cuts to make square or diamond shapes.
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keep the square cuts on a plate.
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Do this for all divided flour base. Once the dal starts boiling slide on the prepared square cuts in the dal.prepare the dhokli's in the dal for 15 mins in medium flame or till they are cooked.Once they are cooked, dish up them fiery with ghee simmered and garnished with coriander leaves and some cut up onions.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
Maharashtrian Recipes
Course
Lunch
Diet
Vegetarian
Total Time
50 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

10 mins

Cooking Time

40 mins

Total Time

50 mins
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