Dhansak with Brown rice

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 seed
• 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 seed
• 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

1. 1

   Clean and soak the dals (lentils) in water for 30 minutes.

2. 2

   Grind the ginger and garlic and apply the paste to the washed pieces of mutton.

3. 3

   Quarter the potato, brinjal and red pumpkin.

4. 4

   Chop finely the onion, mint leaves, corriander leaves, fenugreek leaves and green chillies.

5. 5

   Heat a tbsp.

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   of oil.

7. 7

   Fry the onion till light brown.

8. 8

   Add the mutton.

9. 9

   Stir.

10. 10

    Add all the above ingredients.

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    Add the dals and a little water.

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    Let it cook till the dal and meat are tender.

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    Remove the meat pieces.

14. 14

    Mash the dal.

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    Keep aside.

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    Now prepare the seasoning.

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    For this, chop the onion and tomatoes finely.

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    Fry onions till golden brown.

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    Add the ground masala.

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    Fry well.

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    Add all the powdered spices, tomatoes and lastly add the mashed dal, meat pieces and a little water.

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    Simmer on slow flame till the masalas are well mixed.

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    Before serving, add the juice of a lemon and a tsp.

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    of jaggery.

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    Serve the dal (slightly thick) with the brown rice.

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    Now prepare the rice.

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    For this, wash and soak it in water.

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    Slice the onion.

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    Fry it in ghee till light brown.

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    Add cumin and sugar.

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    Fry well till the sugar and onions are fried well.

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    Add the coarsely crushed spices alongwith rice.

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    Fry a little.

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    Add salt and water.

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    Cook, partially covered, till the water has evaporated and rice is cooked.