Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      cup           tuvar dal
   2      tablespoons   peanuts -- (soaked in water for
                        -- 30 min.)
   1      teaspoon      cumin seeds
   5      cloves        garlic -- chopped
   4                    cocums
     1/2  teaspoon      turmeric powder
     1/2  teaspoon      chilli powder
   2      teaspoons     sugar
   1      cup           coriander leaves -- chopped
   6                    curry leaves
     1/4  teaspoon      asafetida
                        ghee
                        salt -- to taste
                        ***FOR THE DHOKLI***
   1      cup           wheat flour -- (aata)
     1/2  teaspoon      turmeric
     1/2  teaspoon      chilli powder
     1/2  teaspoon      asafetida
                        oil
                        salt -- to taste

Preparation:

A Gujarati dish. Boil the dal and the peanuts in a pressure cooker till soft. Keep aside. Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds, garlic, asafetida andfinally, the boiled dal. Add cocum, turmeric powder, chilli powder, sugar and curry leaves. Boil and add salt to taste. To make the dhokli, mix the flour, salt, turmeric, chilli powder, asafetida and a little oil and make a stiff dough with water. Knead well and roll out into 10 cms discs. Cut the discs into diamonds or squares with a knife and drop them into the boiling dal mixture. When all the dhokli pieces are put in, boil the dal for a further 15 minutes on a low fire. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.