Papdi Dhokli Recipe Kathiyawadi Style

Papdi Dhokli is an all-time favourite for people in Gujarat.  It has a sour and spicy taste with a tinge of sweetness in it.

Gujarati’s highly consume papdi in the winter season as it is a primarily seasonal vegetable. Other names for Papdi are field beans, broad beans in English and Val papdi, valour, sem ki phalli in different Indian languages.  Valour papdi is also part of many recipes in regions of Maharashtra and South India.

Even though it uses simple and familiar ingredients, it has a unique flavour.  Adding Dhoklis in the sabzi enhances the dish’s taste way more because it cooks.

This mouth-watering sabzi of papdi also has a high nutritious value. Papdi is very rich in iron and helps increase hemoglobin if consumed more daily.

Dhokli is an easy, delicious and healthy dish. Dhokli is also called the Indian version of pasta. It is a versatile dish that we cook with many vegetables. For example, Dhoklis goes well with papdi or flats beans.

We can eat Papdi Dhokli on any occasion or any time of the day. One can serve Papdi Dhokli with phulkas or bajra rotis or jawar roti and accompany it with salads.

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Ingredients of Papdi Dhokli

  • For Boil Papdi
  • Water - 300 ml
  • Salt - to taste
  • Papdi - 250 gm
  • For Papdi dough
  • Salt - 1 tbsp
  • Wheat Flour - 200 gm
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Salt - 1 tbsp
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Green Chili Paste - 1 tbsp
  • Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
  • Carom Seeds - 1 tsp
  • Garam Masala - 1 tsp
  • Jaggery - 25 gm
  • Coriander-Cumin Powder - 1 tbsp
  • Lemon Juice - 1 pcs
  • Methi Bhaji - 100 gm
  • For Sabzi
  • Cumin - 1 tsp
  • Oil - 100 ml
  • Garlic - 1 tbsp (Chopped)
  • Onion - 1 small pcs (Chopped)
  • Kasuri Methi - 1 tbsp
  • Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
  • Groundnut - 2 tbsp (Crushed)
  • Coriander Powder - 1 tbsp
  • Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
  • Red Chili Powder - 1 tbsp
  • Tomato Puree - 2 pcs
  • Coriander Leaves - 2 tbsp

Steps for Papdi Dhokli

  • Take  250 ml of water in the pan. Add salt and papdi, then boil for 15 minutes.
  • Take a bowl. Add wheat flour, salt, wheat flour, oil, salt, turmeric powder, green chili paste, ginger garlic paste, ajwain, Garam masala, jaggery, coriander & cumin powder, lemon juice, and Methi bhaji. Mix it properly and make a dough.
  • Take the equal portions of the dough and make dumplings. Roll the dumplings with a rolling pin and fold it.
  • Heat the pan and add cumin. Then add oil and chopped garlic and cook it until golden brown.
  • One by one add cumin, oil, chopped garlic, chopped onion, Kasuri methi, ginger garlic paste, crushed groundnut, coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chili powder, tomato puree, coriander leaves. Stir it for 5 minutes.
  • Now Add boiled papdi and dhokli in to the mixture and mix it well.
  • Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve hot.

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