chakolya

chakolya in Marathi

Serves 3 persons
Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:
For Chakolya:
1/2 to 3/4 cup Wheat flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp oil
For Dal (Amti)
1/2 cup Toor dal
Tempering: 1 tsp ghee, 1/8 tsp mustard seeds, 1/4 tsp cumin seeds, pinch of asafoetida, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/4 tsp red chili powder
1 green chili
4 to 5 curry leaves
2 tbsp cilantro, finely chopped
2 Kokum
1 tbsp jaggery (optional)
2 tbsp fresh grated coconut
1 tsp goda masala (Maharashtrian Masala)
Pure ghee
Salt to taste

Method:
1) Pressure cook toor dal until soft and tender. Then whisk it nicely with the egg beater.
2) Mix together wheat flour, salt and 1 tsp oil. Add water and knead to a medium consistency dough.
3) Heat a deep pan. Add Ghee. Temper with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida, turmeric powder, red chili powder, green chili and curry leaves. Also add cilantro to the tempering and saute. Add whisked dal and some water to adjust the consistency. Make little thin consistency because we are going to add the dough pieces into the amti which will thicken the amti.
4) Add goda masala, salt, kokum and jaggery. Let he Amti boil over medium heat. While its boiling, divide the dough into 3 equal portions, roll the each dough ball, cut it into 1 inch pieces. Add it to boiling amti and let it cook for 5 to 7 minutes.
Serve into a serving plate and put a dollop of ghee on the top of it. Garnish with Cilantro.

Tips:
1) While kneading the dough for chakolya, add little carom seeds (ajwain), red chili powder and turmeric for flavor.
2) You can use tamarind pulp instead of kokum for sour taste.