Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, vegetarian dhanshak. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Dhansak is a traditional parsi recipe Usually served with brown rice. It is a medley of lentils, vegetables, spices and meat. Being a vegetarian I cannot include meat, so have just made it with lentils, veggies and the spices. Vegetarian Dhansak Recipe, Learn how to make Vegetarian Dhansak (absolutely delicious recipe of Vegetarian Dhansak ingredients and cooking method) An authentic Parsi recipe which is a medley of garden fresh vegetables and lentils.
Vegetarian Dhanshak is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Vegetarian Dhanshak is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have vegetarian dhanshak using 19 ingredients and 21 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Vegetarian Dhanshak:
- Take 2 tablespoon chana daal/ split chickpeas lentil
- Prepare 2 tablespoon masoor daal/ split red lentils
- Take 2 tablespoon Tovar daal/Pigeon pea lentils
- Take 2 tablespoon urad daal/split black gram lentils
- Get 100 grams cleaned and chopped fenugreek leaves
- Make ready 100 grams washed, deskined and cubed veggies of your choice(normally pumpkin and brinjal are a must)
- Get to taste Salt
- Get 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
- Prepare 1 tablespoon red chilli powder
- Get 1 tablespoon mint leaves cleaned and chopped
- Make ready 1 lemon Juice
- Take 1/2 inch ginger grated
- Get 5 garlic pearls chopped finely
- Take 2 green chillies made to paste
- Get 1 tablespoon Dhanshak powder
- Get 1 large onion chopped finely
- Make ready 1 small tomato chopped
- Make ready 1 tablespoon ghee/butter
- Make ready 2 cup or as needed Water (depending upon the quantity of lentils and veggies you use)
But because we vegetarians shouldn't deprive ourselves from trying out this utterly superlative tasting dish, of course we need to have a. Dhanshak is a Parsi traditional dish cooked with meat. Given the nutritional content of the recipe, ie. the mix of lentils/daals, a rich sauce of protein and vegetables, rich in vitamins, folic acids,minerals and of course Low in cholesterol, this can be easily made with a vegetarian variation. This is a really good recipe for using up vegetables.
Instructions to make Vegetarian Dhanshak:
- Pre soak the lentils at least for 30 minutes prior cooking them after washing thoroughly
- Strain the lentils and keep aside
- Add the lentils to a pressure cooker and add about 2 cups of water to it. Start the stove now and keep on medium heat
- Add the turmeric powder and salt to taste. mix well
- Next add half the onions chopped to the lentils
- Add mixed chopped vegetables and mix for a while
- Next throw in the fenugreek and mint leaves and mix well for about 2-3 minutes
- Now pressure cook for upto 4-5 whistles and switch off the stove
- For the masala/tempering:
- Melt ghee/ butter in a wok and add the remaining onions and sauté till they are slightly brown
- Next add the tomatoes and cook on Low heat covered till they are soft
- Add chopped garlic-ginger and cumin powder
- Followed by red chilli and Dhanshak powders
- Add the green chilli paste.Mix well and take off heat
- Open the cooker to check the lentil mix. If slightly uncooked, use a masher to mash the lentils and vegetables
- Put it back on stove and keep on Low heat
- Add the masala/tempering prepared to the lentils and mix well and let simmer
- Next add the lemon juice
- Finish by mixing coriander leaves.
- Serve warm with the accompaniment of your choice
- My tip: if you are unable to find Dhanshak masala, use a strong flavoured curry or regular garam masala powder
Given the nutritional content of the recipe, ie. the mix of lentils/daals, a rich sauce of protein and vegetables, rich in vitamins, folic acids,minerals and of course Low in cholesterol, this can be easily made with a vegetarian variation. This is a really good recipe for using up vegetables. The essential ingredients are the sweet potato, lentils and the spices; other than this you can put in just about anything, I have listed below the ingredients which I would normally use. Usually, dhansak is made with meat, chicken, etc. Here I am sharing with you all a vegetarian version of it.
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