Maharashtra
Chicken dhansak
Three dals, a handful of vegetables and chicken, simmered into one very confident curry.
75 minTime
35 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original473kcalsame
35 gproteinsame
10 gfibresame
75minutessame
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.
Ingredients
Method
5 steps- 1Wash the dals and pressure cook with the pumpkin, brinjal, methi, tomato, green chilli, turmeric and 4 cups water for 4 whistles. Let the pressure release naturally.
- 2Blend or mash until smooth.
- 3Heat the ghee, fry half the onion until golden, add the ginger garlic paste, dhansak masala and Kashmiri chilli, then the chicken. Sear for 5 minutes.
- 4Pour in the dal, tamarind, jaggery, salt and water as needed. Cover and simmer until the chicken is fully cooked.
- 5Fry the remaining onion until crisp and brown. Top the dhansak with fried onion, mint and coriander and serve with brown onion rice and kachumber.
Serve it like this
Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.