How to make Chicken Dhansaak -
The popular Parsi dish of mixed dals, mixed vegetables and masalas, served with chicken.
This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel & has featured on Sanjeev Kapoor Kitchen.
Main Ingredients : Bengal Gram ( chana dal), Split pigeon peas ( Toovar dal)
Cuisine : Parsi
Course : Main Course Chicken
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Chicken Dhansaak Recipe Card
Originally, the Parsis were meat eaters, who prepared a lot of rich and heavy dishes. However, over the years they blended their culinary skills with those of the regional people thus giving rise to a blend of Persian and Indian cuisine. Today Parsi food is a delicious blend of western influences, a Gujarat love for sweet and sour mixtures and the Persian genius for combining meat with dried fruits such as apricots. After coming to Gujarat, they adopted a lot of Gujarati food and became pulse and cereal eaters. As they shifted towards Maharashtra, they adapted the Maharashtrian dishes.
Parsis prefer non-vegetarian dishes mainly consisting of fish, meat and chicken though they also have a large repertoire of vegetarian preparations.
Prep Time : 16-20 minutes
Cook time : 21-25 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Chicken Dhansaak Recipe
Bengal Gram ( chana dal) soaked 2 tablespoons
Split pigeon peas ( Toovar dal) soaked 2 tablespoons
Split red lentil (masoor dal) soaked 2 tablespoons
Split green gram skinless (dhuli moong dal) soaked 2 tablespoons
Oil 3 tablespoons
Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoons
Red pumpkin (bhopla/kaddu) cut into small cubes 100 grams
Potato cut into small pieces 1 large
Brinjals 3-4 small
Fenugreek leaves (methi) roughly chopped 1/2 bunch
Green chillies broken 2
Ginger chopped 1 inch piece
Garlic 5-6 cloves
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon
Dhansak masala 1 1/2 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Fresh mint leaves chopped 1/4 cup
For Chicken
Chicken cut into 1 inch pieces 500 grams
Oil 2 tablespoons
Onions 2 medium
Tomatoes 2 medium
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Dhansak masala 1 1/2 tablespoons
Red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon
Mint leaves a few
Method
Step 1
Heat 3 tbsps oil in a pressure cooker, add cumin seeds, pumpkin, potato, chana dal, tuvar dal, masoor dal and moong dal and mix well.
Step 2
Cube brinjals and add. Add fenugreek leaves, green chillies, ginger and garlic and mix well.
Step 3
Add 3 cups of water, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, dhansaak masala and mix. Add salt and mint leaves and mix.
Step 4
Cover the cooker with the lid and cook under pressure till 3 whistles are given out. Meanwhile heat 2 tbsps oil in a non stick pan.
Step 5
Slice onions and add and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add chicken and mix.
Step 6
Cut tomatoes into big cubes. Add salt, turmeric powder, dhansaak masala and red chilli powder to chicken and mix well.
Step 7
Add ¼ cup water, cover and cook.
Step 8
Grind tomatoes to a puree and add to the chicken. Tear a few mint leaves and add. Mix well, cover and cook.
Step 9
Switch off the heat under the pressure cooker and let it remain for 10 minutes. Open the lid and mash the mixture with a hand blender. Adjust salt.
Step 10
Add this mixture to the chicken and mix well. Cover and cook for a few minutes.
Step 11
Serve hot with brown rice and kachumber.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1930 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 129.3 gm
Protein : 169.7 gm
Fat : 81.5 gm
Other : Iron- 19.3mg
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