For Cooking Dal & Vegetables
1 cup toor dal, soaked overnight, soaked toor dal
@ Cup masoor dal, soaked overnight, soaked lentils
200 gms Pumpkin (peeled & roughly diced) कद्दू
5-6 small Brinjals, cut into quarters, बैगन
½ medium Bottle gourd (peeled & roughly diced) लौकी
3-4 cups water, water
Salt to taste, salt tastes
½ tsp degi red chili powder, red chili powder
½ tsp turmeric powder, turmeric powder
1 tbsp Ghee, ¤Ø rest
For Dhansak Masala
Salt to taste, salt tastes
1 TBSP Cummin Seeeds, जीरा
2 tbsp coriander seeds, coriander seeds
½ tbsp fennel seeds, fennel
4-5 no. Dry Kashmiri Red Chillies, Dry Kashmiri Red Chilli
½ tbsp black peppercorns, pepper grains
4-5 no. Cloves, cloves
2 no. Black cardamom, big cardamom
5-6 green cardamom, green cardamom
4 no. Nutmeg, nutmeg
1 Mace, Javitri
3 no. Bay leaf, bay leaf
1 ½ inch cinnamon stick, cinnamon
For Brown Rice
2-3 tbsp Oil, तेल
1 medium Onion, finely chopped, प्याज
1 Inch Cinnamon Stick, Cinnamon
1 no. Bay leaf, bay leaf
½ tbsp sugar, sugar
1 cup water, water
1 cup water, water
Salt to taste, salt tastes
1 ½ cups sella basmati rice (soaked for 20 minutes) Soaked Sela Basmati Rice
For Paste
5-6 no. Garlic Cloves, Garlic
1 tsp cumin seeds, cumin
½ cup fresh coriander leaves with steps, coriander leaves and stalks
For Veg Dhansak
2 tbsp Oil, तेल
½ tsp cumin seeds, cumin
1 medium Onion, finely chopped, प्याज
1 cup fresh fenugreek leaves, chopped, fresh fenugreek leaves
Prepared paste, prepared paste
Cooked Dal & Vegetables, cooked dal and vegetables
2-3 heped tbsp prepared dhansak masala, prepared Dhansak Masala
½ tbsp tamarind pulp, tamarind pulp
Salt to taste, salt tastes
1 tbsp Ghee, ¤Ø rest
For Garnish
Fried Onions, Fied onions
Lemon Wedge, Lemon Fank
Coriander sprig, coriander leaves
5-6 green cardamom, green cardamom
4 no. Nutmeg, nutmeg