Hi
This month's 4 Velveteers challenge was from Asha. She suggested that we all make dhansak with own own interpration.
Dhansak is an authentic Parsi dish. I think the first time i heard about this dish was a long time back when Penaz Masani(singer) spoke about it On TV. This is one of their non-vegetarian dishes but i have tried to make it vegetarian. You can find different variations of this recipe in the blog world also on you tube:-)
INGREDIENTS
Pumpkin 200 gms
Red gram dhal 1/4 cup
Masoor dhal 1/4 cup
Green gram dhal 1/4 cup
Tamarind small marble sized, soaked in warm water
Onion 1 cut into small pieces
Tomato 1 cut finely
Methi leaves 2 tbsp
FOR THE MASALA PASTE
Red chillies 6
Coriander seeds 2 tsp
Cumin seeds 2 tsp
Cardamom 4
Cinnamon 1' piece
Garlic 3-4 pods
Ginger 1/2 piece
PREPARATION
Chop the pumpkin into cubes(not very small)
Cook all the dhal's together with the chopped pumpkins pieces until soft
Roast red chillies,coriander seeds, cumin seeds, cardamom, cinnamon in a tsp of oil till a good flavour comes out.
Grind this along with ginger and garlic into a smooth paste
Heat a pan with 2 tsp oil.
Fry the chopped onions till golden brown
Add the ground masala paste and fry for 2 minutes more.
Now add the cut tomatoes and methi leaves and fry till the tomatoes turn soft
Add the strained tamarind juice
Now add the cooked dhal-pumkin mixture
Add the necessary salt and let it boil for 10 minutes on a very medium flame
Serve warm with brown rice
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Do check out the creations of other velveteers
Aparna's vegetable Dhansak
Asha's Mutton dhansak
Lindsay's lamb dhansak
Will update the list as and when the others postLabels: curry, dhal, Fenugreek leaves, parsi, pumkin, tomato
