Dhansak With Brown Rice

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup tuvar dal
• 1 tablespoon masoor dal
• 1 tablespoon yellow moong dal
• 1 tablespoon val dal
• 500 g mutton
• 120 g red pumpkin
• 1 large potato
• 1 large onion
• 1 medium brinjal
• 2 bunches fenugreek leaves
• 3 -5 mint leaves
• 3 -4 coriander leaves
• 2 green chilies
• 1 piece ginger
• 6 -8 cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 teaspoon coriander or 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
• salt
• 1 onion
• 2 tomatoes, peeled
• 6 cloves garlic, ground
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 3 red chilies
• 4 cloves, powdered
• 6 peppercorns
• 4 cardamoms
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon sambhar powder
• 1 teaspoon coriander or 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 2 teaspoons dhansak masala
• 1 tablespoon ghee
• 2 tablespoons ghee
• 1 1/2 cups basmati rice, washed and soaked in water
• 1 onion, sliced and fried in ghee till light brown
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 3 cups water
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 3 cloves, coarsely crushed
• 3 cinnamon sticks, coarsely crushed
• 4 black peppercorns, coarsely crushed
• 3 cardamoms, coarsely crushed
• salt

Recipe

• 1 clean and soak the dals (lentils) in water for 30 minutes.
• 2 grind the ginger and garlic and apply the paste to the washed pieces of mutton.
• 3 quarter the potato, brinjal and red pumpkin.
• 4 chop finely the onion, mint leaves, corriander leaves, fenugreek leaves and green chillies.
• 5 heat a tbsp.
• 6 of oil.
• 7 fry the onion till light brown.
• 8 add the mutton.
• 9 stir.
• 10 add all the above ingredients.
• 11 add the dals and a little water.
• 12 let it cook till the dal and meat are tender.
• 13 remove the meat pieces.
• 14 mash the dal.
• 15 keep aside.
• 16 now prepare the seasoning.
• 17 for this, chop the onion and tomatoes finely.
• 18 fry onions till golden brown.
• 19 add the ground masala.
• 20 fry well.
• 21 add all the powdered spices, tomatoes and lastly add the mashed dal, meat pieces and a little water.
• 22 simmer on slow flame till the masalas are well mixed.
• 23 before serving, add the juice of a lemon and a tsp.
• 24 of jaggery.
• 25 serve the dal (slightly thick) with the brown rice.
• 26 now prepare the rice.
• 27 for this, wash and soak it in water.
• 28 slice the onion.
• 29 fry it in ghee till light brown.
• 30 add cumin and sugar.
• 31 fry well till the sugar and onions are fried well.
• 32 add the coarsely crushed spices alongwith rice.
• 33 fry a little.
• 34 add salt and water.
• 35 cook, partially covered, till the water has evaporated and rice is cooked.