Name: Dhansak (made with base gravy)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Oil (Vegetable): 3 tbsp; Tomato (Paste): 2 tbsp; Ginger (Grated): 3/4 tsp; Garlic (Paste): 1.5 tsp; Mix Powder / Curry Powder: 1 tbsp; Coriander (Powder): 3/4 tsp; Salt: 1/4 tsp; Chilli (Powder - Hot): 1 tsp; Sugar: 1-2 tbsp; Fenugreek Leaves (Kasoori Methi): 1/4 tsp; Curry Base: 250 ml; Meat, Vegetables, Paneer or Tofu: 6 pieces; Lentils (Pre Cooked): 5 tbsp; Lemon: 2 tsp

Ingredients

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	3 tbsp Oil (Vegetable)
	2 tbsp Tomato (Paste)
	3/4 tsp Ginger (Grated)
	1.5 tsp Garlic (Paste)
	1 tbsp Mix Powder / Curry Powder
	3/4 tsp Coriander (Powder)
	1/4 tsp Salt
	1 tsp Chilli (Powder - Hot) (1/2 tsp mild, 1 tsp medium, 2 tsp hot)
	1-2 tbsp Sugar add 1 to begin with, you can always add more later if required
	1/4 tsp Fenugreek Leaves (Kasoori Methi)
	250 ml Curry Base
	6 pieces Meat, Vegetables, Paneer or Tofu
	5 tbsp Lentils (Pre Cooked)
	2 tsp Lemon

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

Features:

Cuisine:

Indian

Ingredients

3 tbsp Oil (Vegetable)
2 tbsp Tomato (Paste)
3/4 tsp Ginger (Grated)
1.5 tsp Garlic (Paste)
1 tbsp Mix Powder / Curry Powder
3/4 tsp Coriander (Powder)
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tsp Chilli (Powder - Hot)
(1/2 tsp mild, 1 tsp medium, 2 tsp hot)
1-2 tbsp Sugar
add 1 to begin with, you can always add more later if required
1/4 tsp Fenugreek Leaves (Kasoori Methi)
250 ml Curry Base
6 pieces Meat, Vegetables, Paneer or Tofu
5 tbsp Lentils (Pre Cooked)
2 tsp Lemon

Directions

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

1 Done	Heat the oil in a pan at medium heat then add the tomato paste, ginger, garlic, mix powder, coriander powder, salt, chilli powder, sugar and fenugreek.
2 Done	Add the base gravy then bring to the boil, stirring.
3 Done	Add the meat, lentils and lemon juice then simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until the sauce reduces and thickens