Dhansak (Restaurant Style, older recipe)
A perfect weekday warm up curry

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Dhansak (Restaurant Style, older recipe)

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Ingredients

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3 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
1/4 teaspoon Fenugreek Leaves (Kasoori Methi)
1/4 medium chopped fine (90g) Brown/White Onion
2 teaspoon Garlic Paste
2 tablespoon Tomato Paste
1 tablespoon Mix Powder / Curry Powder
1/2 teaspoon Coriander Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Chilli Powder (Hot)
1.5 tablespoon Sugar add 1 to begin with, you can always add more later if required
1 teaspoon Lemon Juice add 1 to begin with, you can always add more later if required
2 teaspoon Tamarind Sauce (not concentrate or fresh) I use Maggi brand, make sure it sauce not pure or concentrate
5 tablespoon Pre-Cooked Lentils
250 ml Curry Base
6 pieces Meat / Veg / Paneer
1/8 cup Fresh/Chopped Coriander

In Parsi homes, dhansak is traditionally made on Sundays owing to the preparation time required to cook the lentils into a mush

Features:
  • Base Gravy
  • Heat 3/5
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A very satisfying hot sweet and sour Indian curry made from meat, lentils, chilli and sugar.

This recipe requires Base Gravy and Pre-Cooked Lentil Dhal, Make some first or use our identical Dhansak (made from scratch) version.

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Steps

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Heat the oil in a pan on a medium heat then add the onions and fenugreek, stir through and cook until the onions befin to brown and soften

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stir in the garlic and allow to fry out for around 30 seconds until the strong smell disappears

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add in the tomato paste, watered down with around 6 tablespoons of water and allow to cook out for around 30 seconds to reduce the bitterness

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add the mix powder, salt, coriander powder, chilli powder, sugar, lemon juice and tamarind sauce and stir through well. Allow to cook until the oil starts to separate

5
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time for the pre-cooked lentils so add and mix gently to combine

6
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pour in half of the heated base gravy, combine well and allow to reduce by half

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add in your choice of protein, stir through to coat evenly. If using prawns/fish we'll add them later

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add the rest of the base and combine well

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finally if using prawns/fish add it now, gently stir and allow to reduce until the sauce reduces and thickens and any meats are cooked through

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sprinkle with fresh coriander and a slice of lemon

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