Chicken Dhansak. This chicken dhansak recipe is the perfect weekday supper to warm you up. In this chicken dhansak recipe, I used Masoor Daal; a brown-skinned lentil that is orange on the inside, and exudes a pleasant earthy flavour. It's commonly used in stews and soups - with or without meat.
You can even omit the meat altogether and go vegetarian.
Do you want Chicken Dhansak with that unique British Indian Restaurant quality and taste?
Then simply follow the instructions below for success every time.
You can have Chicken Dhansak using 29 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Chicken Dhansak
- You need 2 tbsp of toor dal.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of chana dal.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of urad dal.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of moong dal.
- It's 250 grams of chicken curry cut.
- It's 2 of onions chopped.
- You need 1 of green chilli chopped.
- It's 1/4 tsp of nutmeg powder.
- You need 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of coriander leaves.
- You need 1/2 cup of fenugreek leaves.
- It's 1/4 cup of mint leaves.
- It's 1 tbsp of tamarind paste.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste.
- It's 2 tbsp of ghee.
- It's 1 tsp of Salt.
- It's of For dry Roasting.
- Prepare 4 of black peppercorns.
- Prepare 2 of cloves.
- You need 1 of cardamom.
- You need 1/2 inch of piece cinnamon.
- It's 1/2 inch of piece of mace.
- Prepare 1 of bay leaves.
- It's 1 of star anise.
- Prepare 2 of dry kashmiri red chilies.
- It's 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds.
- You need 1/2 tsp of coriander seeds.
- You need 1/4 tsp of fenugreek seeds.
- It's 1/2 tsp of sesame seeds.
Serves This restaurant style chicken dhansak will get you the results you're looking for. I published a similar chicken dhansak recipe in my first ebook "How To Make British Indian Restaurant Style Meals". One pot chicken dhansak is a delicious home made lentil curry infused with spices that is so easy to This one pot chicken dhansak is designed to do just that. I believe that it's restaurant quality too.
Chicken Dhansak instructions
- Wash and boil the lentils with ½ tsp salt till they are soft..
- Dry roast all the spices under "for roasting" till they release their aroma..
- Cool and then grind to a fine powder..
- Mix in the turmeric and nutmeg and blend well. Keep aside..
- Once the lentils are cooked, whisk them to a smooth and thick consistency..
- Add water if required. Heat ½ tbsp ghee in a pan and fry coriander, fenugreek and mint till they turn soft and then grind them to a smooth paste..
- Heat the remaining ghee in a kadai and fry the onions till they turn soft and translucent..
- Add ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw aroma goes away. Add the spice powder, ½ tsp salt and fry for few mins till they start sticking to the pan..
- Add ¼ cup water and cook the spices for a min. Add chicken and saute in the masala for 5 to 10 mins..
- Add the lentils, coriander paste and tamarind paste and bring to a boil, stirring frequently to prevent sticking..
- The consistency should be like a medium-thick soup. Add a cup of water cover and cook till chicken is done. Serve hot..
Tender chicken in a tangy, sweet and slightly spicy sauce, made lusciously thick and rich with the addition of. Chicken dhansak is a delicious and stomach warming Parsee and Indian recipe. Generally, it involves simmering meat in a mixture of red lentils, green lentils or brown lentils and vegetables, onions, garlic. Bangladeshi/Indian/desi food made easy for all you rising home cooks!!! Today's recipe is for a simple chicken dhansak.
