Dhansak is an ever-popular Parsi dish which people make by combining lentils and the meat of chicken or mutton. This dish is a fan favourite and quintessential comfort food among many Parsi. People who have had the pleasure of sampling their cuisine can vouch for this too. Dhansak can be enjoyed by vegetarians as well, we’re told it’s just as tasty without the meat. However, meat is why you’re here. So, for that reason, we’ve got a Mutton Dhansak recipe for you below that you’ll surely enjoy.

Ingredients

–              ½  kg mutton

–              11/2 cup tur dal preferably wet ½ an hour before cooking

–              2 small brinjals cut into 4 pieces each

–              Few mint leaves, coriander leaves and curry leaves

–              1 big tomato diced nicely

–              ½  tsp haldi powder

–              1 tsp red chilli powder

–              11/2 tsp dhanajeera powder

–              11/2 tsp dhansak masala powder

–              ½  tsp garam masala

–              Salt to taste

–              1 or 2 green chillies slit into 2

–              1 tsp ginger garlic paste

–              1 tsp oil or ghee

Method

–              Wash the dal and mutton

–              Take oil or ghee in the cooker put curry leaves , mint leaves and Ginger garlic paste and slit green chillies last add nicely diced tomatoes and fry over sim for

–              Few moments then add mutton and cook till the mutton is nicely coverd in the masalas

–              Then add all the dry masalas let the mutton roast for sometime now add the dal and 1 glass Full of water and put the cooker lid on.

–              Cook for ½  an hour.

–              Open and add finely chopped Coriander leaves.