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Dhansak Rice Recipe, Veg Dhansak

Tarla Dalal
22 January, 2016


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Soaking Time
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Preparation Time
30 Mins
Cooking Time
30 Mins
Baking Time
0 Mins
Baking Temperature
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Sprouting Time
0
Total Time
60 Mins
Makes
8 servings
Ingredients
For The Dhan-saak
3/4 cup toovar (arhar) dal
1 tbsp green moong dal (split green gram)
1 tbsp masoor (split red lentil) dal
1 tbsp vaal dal (split field beans/ split butter beans)
1 tbsp urad dal (split black lentils)
1 potato
1 small brinjal (baingan / eggplant)
2 tomato
1 small sized bunch of fenugreek (methi) leaves
3 spring onions with greens
51 to 75 mm (2" x 3") slice of red pumpkin (bhopla / kaddu)
1 slice of bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki)
6 tsp tamarind (imli) water
4 tbsp ghee
1 onion , chopped
salt to taste
To Be Ground Into A Paste (for Dhan-saak)
25 of ginger (adrak)
3 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)
3 black peppercorns (kalimirch)
3 cardamom (elaichi) (elaichi)
4 tsp coriander (dhania) seeds
2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
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To Be Made Into Powdered Masala (for Dhan-saak)
3 cardamom (elaichi) (elaichi)
3 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)
For The Rice
3 cups steamed rice (chawal)
2 onion
2 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)
3 garlic (lehsun) cloves , crushed (optional)
3 tsp sugar
2 tbsp ghee
1/2 tsp salt
Method
- Mix the dals and wash them.
- Cut the vegetables into big pieces.
- Mix the dals and vegetables, add 7 teacups of water and cook in a pressure cooker.
- Sieve this mixture. If it is very thick, add a little water.
- Heat the ghee in a vessel and fry the chopped onions for a little time. Add the paste and fry again for 3 minutes.
- Add the dal mixture and salt and boil for 30 minutes.
- Add the tamarind water and sprinkle the powdered masala and cook for a few minutes.
- Serve hot with dhan-saak rice.
- Chop the onions.
- Heat the ghee in a vessel and fry the onions for a little time. Add the cinnamon, cloves, crushed garlic and fry again.
- Add the rice, salt and enough water to cook the rice.
- Cook the sugar mixed with 1 teaspon of water on a slow flame. When it becomes brown, add to the rice while it is cooking.
- Serve this rice with dhan-saak.
Dhansak Rice Recipe, Veg Dhansak recipe with step by step photos

Nita Naik
May 1, 2020, 7:30 p.m.
Absolutely the best dhansakh we have ever had!

Tarla Dalal
May 1, 2020, 7:30 p.m.
Thanks so much for trying our recipe, it means a lot to us. Keep trying more recipes and sharing your feedback with us.

Reemanshuk
Sept. 1, 2019, 10:43 a.m.
Dear tarlaji Its an awesome recipe t deal turned out fabulous I made it in my Sunday brunch n everyone admired it .. Its lipsmacking ..