Chicken/Lamb Dhansak
Ingredients
Pre cooked chicken/lamb (300g)
8 Spice 1 tbsp
Gravy 1 and quarter pint
Water quarter pint
Salt a pinch
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Garlic ginger mix (60/40)
1 Medium sized onion half finely chopped
1 cherry tomato sliced
Oil (sunflower or oil of your choice) 2 tbsp
Boiled & smashed lentils 2 ladle spoons
Turmeric Powder
Tomato puree 1 tsp
Garnish
Fresh Coriander
Method
1. To prepare the smashed lentils; boil with a sprinkle of turmeric (haldi) powder and set aside.
2. Cut the chicken/lamb into small portions and set aside.
3. In a cooking pot on the burner with slow heat, add the oil, garlic ginger mix, onion, tomato, salt (according to taste) and lemon juice, stirring well until the mixture turns golden.
4. Add 8 Spice and tomato puree stirring well again. Pour quarter pint of gravy and stir well.
5. Add the chicken/lamb & stir well. Add 2 ladle spoons of the boiled and smashed lentils and cook for 5 minutes.
6. Finally pour 1 pint of gravy, quarter pint of water and cook for 15 minutes over high heat (stirring from time to time)
7. Garnish with fresh coriander