Dhansak Dal
Ingredients
- 2 cups split pigeon peas (tuvar dal)
- ½ cup red lentils (masoor dal)
- ½ cup split chickpeas (chana dal)
- 1 cup split mung beans (mung dal)
- 1 potato, unpeeled
- ½ cup chopped pumpkin (white and yellow)
- ½ cup chopped carrots and any other vegetable you prefer
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic
- 3 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 tbsp dhansak masala
- 1 tsp cumin (jeera) powder
- 1 tsp coriander (dhania) powder
- Red chilli powder to taste
- Unrefined salt to taste
- 1 bay leaf (tej patta)
- Soy granules (optional), soaked and drained
- Water
- Lemon juice to taste
- Chopped fresh coriander leaves
Method
Cook all the dals in a pressure cooker along with the potato, pumpkin and carrots. In a saucepan, sauté the onions and garlic until the onions are translucent. Add the chopped tomatoes, dhansak masala, red chilli powder, cumin and coriander powders and let it cook for about 5 minutes. Once the dals are cooked, add the tomato-onion mixture with the dal and vegetables and puree in a blender. Add salt and simmer this puree for about 15 minutes with a bay leaf. Add some soaked and drained soy granules if you like. Garnish with lemon juice and chopped coriander.
Serves 6-8