Dal dhokli

You'll need

• 1 cup toor dal, cooked soft
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 tsp turmeric, for the dough and the dal
• 1 tsp jaggery
• 1 tbsp tamarind pulp
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• A sprig curry leaves
• 1 tsp oil
• Salt, to taste

Method

1. Knead the wheat flour with a little turmeric, salt and water into a firm dough, and roll out thin, cutting into diamonds.
2. Loosen the cooked dal with water to a thinner consistency, and bring to a simmer.
3. Drop the dough diamonds into the simmering dal and cook 10 minutes, until soft.
4. Stir in the jaggery and tamarind, temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves in oil, and simmer 5 more minutes.

Why this dish

Cooking the wheat dumplings directly in the dal makes this a warming, grounding one-pot dinner well suited to Vata, and the dal's bulk keeps Kapha satisfied without a separate rice or roti.