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)