Dhansak Rice Recipe, Veg Dhansak
by Tarla Dalal
Serve this traditional Parsi dish with fried "papad" sweet mango chutney, curds and chopped onions and tomatoes.
Dhansak Rice Recipe, Veg Dhansak recipe - How to make Dhansak Rice Recipe, Veg Dhansak
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 8 servings
For The Dhan-saak
3/4 cup toovar (arhar) dal
1 tbsp green moong dal (split green gram)
1 tbsp masoor dal (split red lentil)
1 tbsp vaal dal (split field beans/ split butter beans)
1 tbsp urad dal (split black lentils)
1 potato
1 small brinjal (baingan / eggplant)
2 tomatoes
1 small sized bunch of fenugreek (methi) leaves
3 spring onions with greens
51 to 75 mm (2" x 3") slice of red pumpkin (bhopla / kaddu)
1 slice of bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki)
6 tsp tamarind (imli) water
4 tbsp ghee
1 onion , chopped
salt to taste
To Be Ground Into A Paste (for Dhan-saak)
4 green chillies
8 red chillies
10 garlic (lehsun) cloves
25 of ginger (adrak)
3 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)
3 cloves (laung / lavang)
3 black peppercorns (kalimirch)
3 cardamoms (elaichi)
4 tsp coriander (dhania) seeds
2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tbsp chopped fresh corriander (dhania)
To Be Made Into Powdered Masala (for Dhan-saak)
3 cardamoms (elaichi)
2 cloves (laung / lavang)
3 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)
For The Rice
3 cups steamed rice (chawal)
2 onions
2 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)
2 cloves (laung / lavang)
3 garlic (lehsun) cloves , crushed (optional)
3 tsp sugar
2 tbsp ghee
1/2 tsp salt
Method
For dhan-saak
For the rice
For dhan-saak
- For dhan-saak
- Mix the dals and wash them.
- Cut the vegetables into big pieces.
- Mix the dals and vegetables, add 7 teacups of water and cook in a pressure cooker.
- Sieve this mixture. If it is very thick, add a little water.
- Heat the ghee in a vessel and fry the chopped onions for a little time. Add the paste and fry again for 3 minutes.
- Add the dal mixture and salt and boil for 30 minutes.
- Add the tamarind water and sprinkle the powdered masala and cook for a few minutes.
- Serve hot with dhan-saak rice.
For the rice
- For the rice
- Chop the onions.
- Heat the ghee in a vessel and fry the onions for a little time. Add the cinnamon, cloves, crushed garlic and fry again.
- Add the rice, salt and enough water to cook the rice.
- Cook the sugar mixed with 1 teaspon of water on a slow flame. When it becomes brown, add to the rice while it is cooking.
- Serve this rice with dhan-saak.
Outbrain
Absolutely the best dhansakh we have ever had!
Dear tarlaji Its an awesome recipe t deal turned out fabulous I made it in my Sunday brunch n everyone admired it .. Its lipsmacking ..