Daar Dhokli in the Instant Pot

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.

Daar Dhokli in the Instant Pot

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

30 mins

 

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 blender
  For Daar (gravy):
• Hand blender
  For 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 cilantro
  For Dhokli (dumplings):
• ¼ cup washed, rinsed and chopped cilantro
  For 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

1. Turn on the Instant Pot to SAUTE mode
2. Wait until the Instant Pot display reads “HOT”
3. Add oil to the steel pot
4. Add the rye (mustard seeds) and jeeru (cumin seeds)
5. Allow to sizzle for 30 seconds
6. Add the hing (asafoetida) to the oil
7. Add the dry red chilies
8. Allow to sizzle for 30 seconds
9. Add the curry leaves - BE CAREFUL as they will splatter
10. Press CANCEL on the Instant Pot
11. Add in the tomatoes
12. Add in the toovar daal (pidgeon pea lentils)
13. Add in the ginger, green chilies, turmeric, red chili powder, salt
14. Mix well to incorporate all ingredients
15. Add 2 cups water
16. Mix to make sure nothing is stuck to the bottom of the pot
17. Close and lock the lid on the Instant Pot
18. Turn the vent to sealing to prevent steam from escaping
19. Press CANCEL on the Instant Pot
20. Press MANUAL on the Instant Pot (high pressure)
21. Set timer to 15 minutes
22. Make the dumpling dough while the daar cooks:
23. To the wheat flour in a mixing bowl, add the spices:
24. Add sesame seeds, turmeric, salt, red chili powder, cumin seeds and garlic
25. Drizzle oil into the flour
26. Using your hands, massage all ingredients into the flour
27. In small increments, add water to form a firm dough
28. Knead the dough until it comes together and coat with oil
29. Divide the dough into 3 or 4 balls
30. Sprinkle all purpose flour on to your rolling surface
31. Roll the dough into a ¼ inch thin round using a rolling pin
32. Using a pizza cutter, cut the dumplings into diamond shapes
33. Set aside the diamond shaped dumplings until the daar gravy is done
34. Once the timer goes off, allow the pressure to Naturally Release for at least 10 minutes
35. Manually release the steam by opening the vent
36. The silver prong will drop back into the lid BE CAREFUL OF THE HOT STEAM
37. Press CANCEL on the Instant Pot
38. Open the lid to see that the lentils are soft
39. You may remove the dry red chilies before blending
40. Using your hand blender, blend up the daar to get a smooth consistency
41. Add extra water to the daar gravy if you want a thinner gravy
42. To the gravy, add lemon juice, brown sugar and peanuts
43. Mix well
44. Gently add in the diamond shaped dough into the daar gravy
45. Gently stir to ensure the dough doesn’t stick together
46. Press CANCEL on the Instant Pot
47. Press MANUAL on the Instant Pot (high pressure)
48. Set timer to 2-4 minutes (4 minutes will give you extra soft dough dumplings)
49. Once the timer goes off, manually release the steam by opening the vent
50. The silver prong will drop back into the lid BE CAREFUL OF THE HOT STEAM
51. Press CANCEL on the Instant Pot
52. Carefully open the lid
53. Garnish with cilantro
54. 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.

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