Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, vegetarian dhanshak. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Vegetarian Dhanshak is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Vegetarian Dhanshak is something which I have loved my entire life.
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.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook vegetarian dhanshak using 19 ingredients and 21 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Vegetarian Dhanshak:
- Get 2 tablespoon chana daal/ split chickpeas lentil
- Prepare 2 tablespoon masoor daal/ split red lentils
- Take 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)
- Prepare to taste Salt
- Take 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
- Take 1 tablespoon red chilli powder
- Get 1 tablespoon mint leaves cleaned and chopped
- Take 1 lemon Juice
- Make ready 1/2 inch ginger grated
- Prepare 5 garlic pearls chopped finely
- Prepare 2 green chillies made to paste
- Make ready 1 tablespoon Dhanshak powder
- Get 1 large onion chopped finely
- Prepare 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)
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Instructions 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
One of my indulgences during this period was this hearty vegetarian Dhanshak made by Hetal. It was so delicious, filling and comforting that I immediately asked her for her recipe. Then I was inspired to make the Dhanshak masala at home and that I think gave my. Dhanshak is a Parsi traditional dish cooked with meat. Given the nutritional content of the recipe, ie. the mix of lentils/daals, a rich sauce of protein and vegetables, rich in vitamins, folic acids,minerals and of course Low in cholesterol, this can be easily made with a vegetarian variation.
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