Guvar Dhokli nu Shaak is an authentic Gujarati dish prepared with cluster beans and multigrain dumplings. It's easy to prepare on the stove top or Instant Pot.
Guvar dhokli is a Kathiyawadi recipe, particularly from Saurashtra. Guvar or cluster beans are simmered with dumplings in a sweet and spicy gravy. The dumplings, aka dhokli, are prepared with wheat flour, gram flour and millet flour.
The dhokli for guvar dhokli are prepared by hand compared to dal dhokli where the dhokli are rolled out using a rolling pin.
In our house, guvar dhokli is always eaten on its own with kachumber salad, but it can be served as a shaak with boiled basmati rice or Gujarati rotli.
Ingredients
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● Cluster beans - we need tender guvarphali for this recipe. You can use frozen too. If you have mature beans, the dish may take extra time to cook.
● Flours – I have taken wholewheat flour, gram flour and millet flour. You can skip millet flour if you wish.
● Spices – basic Indian spices and masalas such as red chilli and turmeric powder, ground cumin and coriander power, mustard, carom seeds and hing.
● Ginger - garlic puree – for a typical kathiyawadi taste garlic is must, but it can be left out.
● Jaggery – adds a little sweetness and adds shine to the dish.
● Oil – preferably use sunflower or peanut oil to bring out the best of flavours.
Storage
Guvar dhokli is best eaten the day it is made. Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container and kept refrigerated for 3 days. Reheat thoroughly with a splash of water in the microwave or stove top.
I do not recommend freezing this dish as the textures will alter upon defrosting.
The dhokli can be prepared at most a few hours in advance.
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📖 Recipe
Guvar Dhokli Nu Shaak
Equipment
- pan
Ingredients
Guar Gravy
- 1 cup cluster beans guvar cut into small pieces
- 3 tablespoon oil
- ½ teaspoon. mustard seeds rai
- ¼ teaspoon carom seeds ajwain
- pinch hing
- 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste combined
- ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin and coriander dhana jeeru
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala optional
- 1 tablespoon jaggery gud
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Dhokli
- ¾ cup whole wheat flour roti atta
- ¼ cup millet flour bajri atta
- 2 tablespoon gram flour besan
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon oil
- ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon carom seeds ajwain
Instructions
Dhokli
- In a big mixing bowl add all the dhokli ingredients and add very little water at a time and knead a stiff dough.
- Divide the dough into small balls (marble size), then press them slightly to make round and flat dhokli.
- Once all the dhoklis are made, cover with a clean cloth and set aside.
Guvar Gravy
- Heat oil in a kadai/pan and add mustard seeds.
- Once they crackle, add ajwain and hing.
- Then add washed cluster beans and cook for few seconds.
- Add 2 cups of water and add ginger garlic paste and all the masala and salt.
- Do not cover the kadai, and let the cluster beans cook for 7-8 minutes.
- Add pressed dhokli one by one, add little water if needed.
- Cover the kadai with the lid and cook guvar dhokli until done.
- It will take another 8-10 minutes.
- Add jaggery and cook further one minute.
- Turn off the heat, add lemon juice and garnish it with fresh coriander.
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Nutrition
PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.
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Unknown says
Looks super delicious . I always make my dokri with 1/2 cup Juwar atta, 3/4 cup rotli atta and 2 tb sp channa atta. The dokri taste better then just rotli atta. Rotli atta dokri is very lissi, like slimy .
Unknown says
This looks so delicious. Never tried gevar in gravy form, this looks so prefect no need for dal or anything just chapati and you are good to go 😀
Avin says
Firstly your pictures are outstanding. This is certainly a new recipe for me. Bookmarked for trying as I was looking for some other way to cook cluster beans.
jayashree says
This one is new to me but looks delicious, shall soon try it. Thanks for sharing Jagruti.
Anonymous says
Love this vegetable.. Being Gujarati i have tasted this yum veg many times. We also prepare with Freanch beans . That also taste so good.
Feeling hungry now 😂😂😂😂
cookingwithsapana says
Omg I am literally drooling Jagruti it's last day of my fats and your post is making me a sinner by drooling over it. Have to try it after fasting. Bookmarked.