Dhansak with Brown rice

==Description==
From today's "Thursday" magazine; this is the winning recipe of the week. It is a spicy hot yet almost sweet and sour curry, which comprises wither mutton or Chicken combined with Lentils. It is originally a Persian dish. My dad loves this dish alot:) 
===Ingredients===
For Dhansak 
 
* 1 cup tuvar dal 
* 1 tablespoon masoor dal 
* 1 tablespoon yellow moong dal 
* 1 tablespoon val dal 
* 500 g mutton 
* 120 g red pumpkin 
* 1 large Potato 
* 1 large Onion 
* 1 medium brinjal 
* 2 bunches fenugreek leaves 
* 3-5 mint leaves 
* 3-4 coriander leaves 
* 2 green chilies 
* 1 piece ginger 
* 6-8 cloves garlic 
* 1 tablespoon oil 
* 1 teaspoon turmeric powder 
* 1 teaspoon curry powder 
* 1 teaspoon coriander or cumin powder 
* 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 
* 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder 
* salt 
For seasoning 
 
* 1 Onion 
* 2 tomatoes, peeled 
* 6 cloves garlic, ground 
* 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 
* 3 red chilies 
* 4 cloves, powdered 
* 6 peppercorns 
* 4 cardamoms 
* 2 cinnamon sticks 
* 1 teaspoon turmeric powder 
* 1 teaspoon sambhar powder 
* 1 teaspoon coriander or cumin powder 
* 2 teaspoons dhansak masala 
* 1 tablespoon ghee 
For rice 
* 2 tablespoons ghee 
* 1 1/2 cups basmati rice, washed and soaked in water 
* 1 Onion, sliced and fried in ghee till light brown 
* 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 
* 3 cups water 
* 2 teaspoons Sugar 
* 3 cloves, coarsely crushed 
* 3 cinnamon sticks, coarsely crushed 
* 4 black peppercorns, coarsely crushed 
* 3 cardamoms, coarsely crushed 
* salt 
===Directions===
 
* Clean and soak the dals (Lentils) in water for 30 minutes. 
* Grind the ginger and garlic and apply the paste to the washed pieces of mutton. 
* Quarter the Potato, brinjal and red pumpkin. 
* Chop finely the Onion, mint leaves, corriander leaves, fenugreek leaves and green chillies. 
* Heat a tbsp. 
* of oil. 
* Fry the Onion till light brown. 
* Add the mutton. 
* Stir. 
* Add all the above ingredients. 
* Add the dals and a little water. 
* Let it cook till the dal and meat are tender. 
* Remove the meat pieces. 
* Mash the dal. 
* Keep aside. 
* Now prepare the seasoning. 
* For this, chop the Onion and tomatoes finely. 
* Fry onions till golden brown. 
* Add the ground masala. 
* Fry well. 
* Add all the powdered spices, tomatoes and lastly add the mashed dal, meat pieces and a little water. 
* Simmer on slow flame till the masalas are well mixed. 
* Before serving, add the juice of a lemon and a tsp. 
* of jaggery. 
* Serve the dal (slightly thick) with the brown rice. 
* Now prepare the rice. 
* For this, wash and soak it in water. 
* Slice the Onion. 
* Fry it in ghee till light brown. 
* Add cumin and Sugar. 
* Fry well till the Sugar and onions are fried well. 
* Add the coarsely crushed spices alongwith rice. 
* Fry a little. 
* Add salt and water. 
* Cook, partially covered, till the water has evaporated and rice is cooked. 
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==See also==
Category:Persian Recipes
Category: Persian Meat Dishes 
Category:Meat Dishes
Category:Recipes
Category:Chicken Recipes
Category:Chili Recipes
Category: Boiled Turmeric Recipes
Category: Turmeric Side Dish Recipes
category:Masala Recipes
Category:fenugreek Recipes
Category:Curry Recipes
Category:Mint Recipes
category:chili powder Recipes
category:Black cumin Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:fenugreek leaves Recipes
category:cilantro Recipes
category:garlic Recipes
category:basmati rice Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:brown rice Recipes
category:masoor dal Recipes
category:toor dal Recipes
category:moong dal Recipes
category:cinnamon Recipes
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