Valor/papdi dhokli nu shaak - A Cook Within

Ingredients

• 3 cups valor/papdi/sem phali
• 1 cup water
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp ghee/oil
• A pinch of hing (asafoetida)
• 3 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
• ¼ tsp cumin seeds
• ¼ tsp ajwain seeds (carom seeds)
• 2 green chilies + ¼ inch ginger paste
• 1 ¼ cup water
• 1 ½ cups fenugreek/moringa leaves, washed and dried
• 3 green chilies + ½ inch ginger paste
• A pinch of ajwain seeds (carom seeds)
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds
• ¼ tsp garam masala
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp dhania-jeera powder
• 2 tbsp sugar
• ¼ cup whole wheat flour *see notes
• ½ cup besan (chickpea flour)
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped finely
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 2 tbsp ghee/oil
• Coriander and lemon to garnish