Indian food

Dhokar dalna

Name: Dhokar dalna
Cuisine: Indian

Also called: Dhokar dalna, Дхокар дална, Dhokar Dalna

Chana-dal cakes cut into diamonds, fried, then simmered in a light ginger-cumin gravy. Bengali vegetarian cooking at its most formal: a dish for guests, made without onion or garlic.

How it's eaten

Served early in a Bengali meal, before the heavier courses.

Where to try it

Kolkata

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