Bandhakopir Dhokar Dalna is a delectable, spicy, andaromatic Bengali recipe that is madly popular among Bengalis. As there isno garlic and onion used in this recipe, it can be used on any auspicious daylike many puja festivals and other vegetarian days.
Take a blender jar and add soaked chana dal, ginger, salt, and hing, ifrequired add 2 tbsp water; make a fine paste, and keep it aside,(You can dothis after the 2nd step also)
Take a pressure cooker; add the grated cabbages and water(2 cups) and go for1 whistle
Open the lid and check it; keep it aside
Heat oil in a pan and fry the potatoes; once done, take them out from theoil and keep them aside
Add nigella seeds in the same oil for tempering, then add the boiled cabbage
Now add salt and turmeric powder, and stir them for a minute
Add the chana dal paste, and stir continuously until it becomes tight
Immediately transfer them to a pre-greased plate and latten them with thehelp of a knife cut them into square or diamond shapes, and allow them to coolto become tight
Now heat oil in a flat pan, and fry the dhoka, Once they become light brownin color, take them out from the oil and keep them aside
Add cinnamon, cardamom, peppercorn, bay leaf and cloves for tempering
Now add the tomato-ginger-green chili paste and cook them for a minute
Add turmeric, coriander-cumin powder, salt, and sugar and stir them till theraw smell goes off
Now add 2 cups of water, followed by the fried potatoes and mix them
Cover the lid, and allow them to cook for 4-5 minutes on medium flame
Open the lid, add the fried dhoka, and mix them well
Add cardamom powder and ghee; mix them well
Spread chopped coriander leaves over it, and serve hot with rice or phulka