Mutton Dhansak

 



Dhansak is one of  the most well-known Parsi dishes the Parsi dish that is tried out the most by the non-parsis. Let's have a look at the recipe that gives Dhansak an amazing flavour ! (If you're a vegetarian , potatoes or soya chunks can be added instead of mutton.)

Ingredients for Rice (4 Servings) :
  • Rice - 6 Cups
  • Cumin Seeds - 2 Tbsp
  • Whole Garam Masalas - Cinamon (3 inch piece broken into 2-3 pieces) , Clove (5-6) , Black Pepper (7-8)
  • Salt to Taste
  • Oil - 2 Tbsp
  • Sugar - 1 Tbsp
Ingredients for Dal :
  • Tur Dal - 1 Cup
  • Masoor Dal (Orange Dal) - 1/4th Cup
  • Yellow Moong Dal - 1/4 Cup
  • Chana Dal - 1/4th Cup
  • Onions - 3
  • Tomatoes - 1-2
  • Green Chillies - 2
  • Kashmiri Chillies -2 
  • Garlic - 7-8
  • Ginger Paste - 1 Tbsp
  • Corriander - 1 Cup
  • Mutton - 250 g
  • Powdered Spices - Kashmiri Chilli Powder (1 Tsp) , Tumeric Powder (1/2 Tsp) , Dhaanajeera Powder - (2 Tsp) , Sambhar Masala (1 Tsp) , Garam masala Powder (1 Tsp)
  • Cumin Seeds - 1 Tbsp
  • Oil - 6-7 Tbsp
  • Sugar - 1 Tsp
  • Salt to Taste
  • Pumpkin - 4 inch piece
  • Baby eggplant - 2
  • Tamarind - 2 Inch Piece
Method for Rice :
  • Heat oil in a utensil and add sugar and heat it on high flame till the sugar turns brownish-black.
  • Lower the heat and add cumin seeds and whole garam masalas and within a few seconds add the appropriate amount of water to cook the rice.
  • Boil the water on high flame and add rice and salt to it.
  • Cook till the rice is done.
Method for Dal :
  • Soak all dals in water for an hour (optional).
  • Heat oil in a cooker , add green chillies , Kashmiri chillies , garlic and cumin seeds for a minute and add finely chopped onions to it and fry until they are soft and pink
  • Add ginger paste and finely chopped tomatoes and fry till they are soft.
  • Add all the powdered spices till the oil separates from it.
  • Add mutton , chopped pumpkin , chopped baby eggplant and soaked tamarind , and fry it for about 5 minutes and add the soaked dals , sugar and salt to it and add 2-3 cups of water and pressure cook it for 4 whistles and put it on low flame for 25 minutes after the whistles.
  • After the pressure is released , open the cooker and mash the dal and add finely chopped corriander to it.
Tastes good with Kachumber (Chopped onion , cucumber , corriander and lemon)





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  1. I prepare very often its full meal....dals/mutton/vegs/....

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