Veg Dhansak
Popular Parsi recipe. For video go to the link below by Samit Deo on Rajshri Food
½ cup toor dal
¼ cup channa dal
¼ cup mung dal
¼ cup masoor dal
1 ½ tbsp. ginger and garlic paste each
1 tbsp red chilli powder
1 tsp haldi powder
Salt to taste
4 medium onions finely chopped
6 tomatoes finely chopped
7 -8 green chilli paste
¼ kg yellow pumpkin
¼ cup mint leaves
½ cup methi leaves
3-4 bay leaves
3 tbsp oil
1 cup fresh coriander chopped
Dhansak Masala
2” cinnamon
1 tsp dry coriander seeds
2 tsp jeera
10 cloves
10 peppercorns
¼ tsp rai
Grind this to a fine powder
- Wash all the dals together.
- Wash the mint, the pumpkin and the methi and chop the pumpkin into small pieces.
- Add the mint, pumpkin and the methi to the dal and pressure cook till the dals are cooked and then mash it thoroughly.
- Heat the oil in a kadai and add the finely chopped onions and sauté them till they are golden brown.
- Add the ginger, garlic and chilli paste and sauté again.
- Then add the tomatoes and sauté till oil oozes.
- Then add the ground masala powder along with the vegetable puree.
- Add the boiled dals and mix well.
- Add the salt and the coriander leaves and boil on a low flame for 10 minutes.
- Serve this dhansak with brown rice and kachumhar to 7-8 people.
Brown Rice Method:
- Heat the ghee in a pan and add the cardamoms, cloves, peppercorns and cinnamon and sauté for a few seconds
- Add the rice after you drain the water and sauté it for a minute
- Add 2 tsp of water to the sugar and caramelize it and pour into the rice
- Mix it well. Add salt and 4 cups of water and cover and cook till the rice is done and serve with the dhansak dal
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