Preparation time: 5 hours
Cooking time: 15 min
Serves: 8 no

Ingredients for the dough: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 1/2 cup wheat flour
2. 1/4 cup water (pr as required)
3. 1/4 tsp salt

Ingredients for the gravy: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 1/4 cup toor dal
2. 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
3. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
4. 1 green chilli, chopped
5. 1 onion, chopped
6. 1 tomato, chopped
7. Big pinch turmeric
8. A pinch of asafoetida
9. /2 - 1 tsp red chilli powder
10. 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
11. 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
12. 2 tbsp grated coconut
13. 1 tsp salt or as per your taste
14. 2 tbsp oil

Instructions for making chakoli or bele kadubu:

1. Rinse and cook the dal until soft.
2. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan. Add in mustard and cumin seeds. Wait until mustard seeds start to crackle.
3. Add in choped green chilli and onion. Start frying under medium flame.
4. Add in turmeric powder and asafoetida. Fry until onions turn soft.
5. Add in chopped tomato and start frying under medium flame.
6. Add in salt, red chilli powder and garam masala powder. Fry until tomatoes turn mushy.
7. Add in cooked dal.
8. Also add in required water. Let it boil.
9. Take wheat flour, water and salt in a bowl. Knead it into a soft dough.
10. Take a large lemon sized dough and roll it into a thin chapati. Cut it into small pieces.
11. Put it into the boiling gravy and give a quick mix.
12. Add in required water, grated coconut and coriander leaves.
13. Give a quick mix, close the lid and cook for 10 minutes under low flame.
14. You can adjust the salt, sour and sweet level as per you choice. Serve it hot for breakfast or as an evening snacks.

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