Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, vegetarian dhanshak. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Dhansak is a traditional parsi recipe Usually served with brown rice. It is a medley of lentils, vegetables, spices and meat. Being a vegetarian I cannot include meat, so have just made it with lentils, veggies and the spices.
Vegetarian Dhanshak is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Vegetarian Dhanshak is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook vegetarian dhanshak using 19 ingredients and 21 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Vegetarian Dhanshak:
- Prepare 2 tablespoon chana daal/ split chickpeas lentil
- Prepare 2 tablespoon masoor daal/ split red lentils
- Get 2 tablespoon Tovar daal/Pigeon pea lentils
- Get 2 tablespoon urad daal/split black gram lentils
- Get 100 grams cleaned and chopped fenugreek leaves
- Get 100 grams washed, deskined and cubed veggies of your choice(normally pumpkin and brinjal are a must)
- Make ready to taste Salt
- Prepare 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
- Make ready 1 tablespoon red chilli powder
- Get 1 tablespoon mint leaves cleaned and chopped
- Get 1 lemon Juice
- Prepare 1/2 inch ginger grated
- Take 5 garlic pearls chopped finely
- Get 2 green chillies made to paste
- Get 1 tablespoon Dhanshak powder
- Make ready 1 large onion chopped finely
- Get 1 small tomato chopped
- Get 1 tablespoon ghee/butter
- Make ready 2 cup or as needed Water (depending upon the quantity of lentils and veggies you use)
First thoroughly rinse your lentils in a sieve under cold running water, then pop them into a medium saucepan. Vegetarian Dhanshak A Chef and A Mom Pune. #protein Dhanshak is a Parsi traditional dish cooked with meat. Dhansak is a delicious Parsi dish made using a mix of lentils and vegetables and the classic recipe is Mutton Dhansak. But because we vegetarians shouldn't deprive ourselves from trying out this utterly superlative tasting dish, of course we need to have a vegetarian dhansak version too!
Steps to make Vegetarian Dhanshak:
- Pre soak the lentils at least for 30 minutes prior cooking them after washing thoroughly
- Strain the lentils and keep aside
- Add the lentils to a pressure cooker and add about 2 cups of water to it. Start the stove now and keep on medium heat
- Add the turmeric powder and salt to taste. mix well
- Next add half the onions chopped to the lentils
- Add mixed chopped vegetables and mix for a while
- Next throw in the fenugreek and mint leaves and mix well for about 2-3 minutes
- Now pressure cook for upto 4-5 whistles and switch off the stove
- For the masala/tempering:
- Melt ghee/ butter in a wok and add the remaining onions and sauté till they are slightly brown
- Next add the tomatoes and cook on Low heat covered till they are soft
- Add chopped garlic-ginger and cumin powder
- Followed by red chilli and Dhanshak powders
- Add the green chilli paste.Mix well and take off heat
- Open the cooker to check the lentil mix. If slightly uncooked, use a masher to mash the lentils and vegetables
- Put it back on stove and keep on Low heat
- Add the masala/tempering prepared to the lentils and mix well and let simmer
- Next add the lemon juice
- Finish by mixing coriander leaves.
- Serve warm with the accompaniment of your choice
- My tip: if you are unable to find Dhanshak masala, use a strong flavoured curry or regular garam masala powder
A quick tasty vegetarian curry based on my favourite takeaway curry. Vegetable Dhansak is a non-vegetarian special dish, but on Bahman Mahino day parsis do not eat meat. If you are pure vegetarian and looking to make Parsi food, this flavorful and most delicious vegetable dhansak is what you should be cooking. Dhansak is best accompanied with brown rice. Dhansak /dansak /dhan saak is an Indian dish from the Parsi community.
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