Vegetarian Dhansak
Hi
This month’s 4 Velveteers challenge was from Asha. She suggested that we all make dhansak with own own interpration.
Dhansak is an authentic Parsi dish. I think the first time i heard about this dish was a long time back when Penaz Masani(singer) spoke about it On TV. This is one of their non-vegetarian dishes but i have tried to make it vegetarian. You can find different variations of this recipe in the blog world also on you tube:-)
INGREDIENTS
Pumpkin 200 gms
Red gram dhal 1/4 cup
Masoor dhal 1/4 cup
Green gram dhal 1/4 cup
Tamarind small marble sized, soaked in warm water
Onion 1 cut into small pieces
Tomato 1 cut finely
Methi leaves 2 tbsp
FOR THE MASALA PASTE
Red chillies 6
Coriander seeds 2 tsp
Cumin seeds 2 tsp
Cardamom 4
Cinnamon 1′ piece
Garlic 3-4 pods
Ginger 1/2 piece
PREPARATION
Chop the pumpkin into cubes(not very small)
Cook all the dhal’s together with the chopped pumpkins pieces until soft
Roast red chillies,coriander seeds, cumin seeds, cardamom, cinnamon in a tsp of oil till a good flavour comes out.
Grind this along with ginger and garlic into a smooth paste
Heat a pan with 2 tsp oil.
Fry the chopped onions till golden brown
Add the ground masala paste and fry for 2 minutes more.
Now add the cut tomatoes and methi leaves and fry till the tomatoes turn soft
Add the strained tamarind juice
Now add the cooked dhal-pumkin mixture
Add the necessary salt and let it boil for 10 minutes on a very medium flame
Serve warm with brown rice
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Looks nice…I m yet to try this..
was almost preparing veg dhansak today, anyways loved ur version !
looks lovely will try ur recipe today
this veggie version looks appealing…
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
it is new to me but looking tasty and healthy
Glad you managed to do this month's challenge and did it well too.
I used to like Penaaz Masani's ghazals but never she did a cooking show appearance. 🙂
I love the veg version of Dhansaak and in Kingfisher airlines they serve a very tasty version, I am yet to try this. Thanks for sharing ur version.
FOODELICIOUS
Thank you Priya, Jaisy, santosh,Pari,Pratibha and Hamaree rasoi
@ aparna thank you so much for such a wonderful challenge. Since i cannot exactly remember as to when she did the celebrity cooking, i have edited those lines. Thank you:-)
Vegetarian version of this Parsi dish sounds delicious.
Dhansak looks so delicious. Haven't tried this dish yet.
Hey Veena, Glad you could join us this month and happy you enjoyed the Dhansak! 🙂
Thank you so much for the comment on my blog …I am yet to try this …looks lovely will surely try 🙂
Well done on Veena on the challenge. It looks delicious and your photos brought a smile to my face. 🙂
Have never heard of this parsi dish!..but sure will be liked by many Indian vegetarians..:)
Good recipe, Veena 🙂
Thanks a lot for you interest in taking up arusuvai..will contact you soon regarding it 🙂
very new to me n delicious looking…
Sounds super delicious. I need to prepare this dhansak as seen a few recipes already 🙂
This is very interesting and looks yummy 🙂
looks yummy!
Hi Veena, you have an wonderful blog here. am a happy follower now.
thanks for your participation in Arusuvai. will very soon get back to you with the details. happy cooking.
Dear Veena
How are you? I was away from blog and now catching up.
Very nice recipe..I have only eaten non-vege ones. I think I shall try this one.
Have a nice week