Ingredients

• Chana dal - 500 gms
• chopped green chilli - 3
• chopped onion - 1, medium size
• chopped ginger and garlic - 1 tsp
• cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
• turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• red chilli powder - 1 tsp (or as per your taste)
• sugar - a pinch
• salt - to taste
• oil - 2 tbsp

How to Make Dhonka

• Take channa dal and soak it for at least 2 hours. Then wash the dal and put it in a mixer, put little bit of water for making a smooth paste.
• In low flame, put 2 teaspoon of oil in a kadai. Once it's hot, add cumin seeds, when splutters, add chopped onion, green chillies, ginger & garlic, cook it for few seconds.
• Add dal paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt & sugar, stir it until the paste doesn't stick the kadai.
• Take out the dal paste on a flat tray and give a little press on it by your hand to make the upper level plain. Keep it in freeze and let it cool.
• After 15-20 minutes take out the tray. The dal paste becomes little hard so that it will be easy to cut them into pieces.
• Now take a deep fry pan, put enough oil for deep fry and keep it on a medium flame. Fry the dhonka pieces carefully till golden brown.
• Serve hot with sauce/ chutney.