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Dhansaak

By Navaz Dhalla

Ingredients

500 gm chicken skinned and washed and chopped
2 large onion, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 Bay leaves
1 tsp turmeric
1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves chopped (optional)

Dals Required
1/4 cup.val dal
1/4 cup masoor dal
1/4 cup moong dal
1 cups tuvar dal
(Wash and soak the above dals for at least one hour)

Vegetables
50 gm orange pumpkin
1 brinjal
1 carrot
1 potato peeled
Methi 1/4 bunch or 6 small bunch of dhansaak methi (if available)
(Chop the above vegetables and methi leaves and quartered the potatoes)

Masala
4 cloves
1 small onion, finely chopped
4 tsp oil
1 inch cinnamon
2 inch piece ginger
3 tbsp tamarind water
6 cloves garlic
3 green chillies
2 tsp dhansaak masala or sambhaar masala
2 tsp dhania-jeera masala
salt and black pepper powder to taste
(Ground the above masalas)

Method

1. Pressure cook the dals, vegetables and chicken pieces for 15 minutes (put enough water and little to more so that all the ingredients in the cooker are covered)
2. When cooled open the cooker and remove the chicken pieces and potatoes pieces from the dals and vegetables
3. Blend the dals and vegetables
4. Heat oil and fry the chopped onions till brown
5. Add the ground masalas and bay leaves fry till aroma comes out
6. Add chopped tomatoes and coriander leaves
7. Add salt and turmeric powder and fry for 2 minutes
8. Add the blended dal to the masalas and allow it to boil
9. Then add chicken and potatoes pieces
10. Allow it to cook (add more water if necessary)
11. Finally the dal should be little thick
12. Serve hot with brown rice

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