Name: Healthy Chicken Dhanshak recipe by Runa Ganguly at BetterButter
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gm boneless chicken pieces; 100 gm bengal gram; 100 gm split red gram/lentil; 100 gm green gram; To taste Salt; 2 tbspn ginger-garlic paste; 4 tbspn dhanshak masala; 1 LARGE ONION CHOPPED; 2 large tomatoes chopped; 2 potatoes deskined and cubed; 100 gm cubed red pumpkin; 100 gm chopped brinjal; 2 tbspn dry fenugreek leaves; 4 tbspn cooking oil; as needed Water

ABOUT Healthy Chicken Dhanshak RECIPE

Here’s a hearty comfort and surprisingly easy to make chicken curry. Thank the Parsis for this yummy recipe!

Ingredients Serving: 4

500 gm boneless chicken pieces
100 gm bengal gram
100 gm split red gram/lentil
100 gm green gram
To taste Salt
2 tbspn ginger-garlic paste
4 tbspn dhanshak masala
1 LARGE ONION CHOPPED
2 large tomatoes chopped
2 potatoes deskined and cubed
100 gm cubed red pumpkin
100 gm chopped brinjal
2 tbspn dry fenugreek leaves
4 tbspn cooking oil
as needed Water

Instructions

Soak the lentils in adequate water for 2 hour prior to cooking and wash the chopped veggies
Heat 2 tbspn oil in a pan and add the onions
Add the ginger garlic paste and dhanshak masala
Sauté on medium heat until onions are slightly softened and brown. Take off heat
Now heat the remaining oil in a pressure cooker
Reduce heat to medium and add the chicken pieces and lentils
Stir for 2 minutes before adding the veggies, salt and sautéed onion
Add 2 cups of hot water and pressure cook until lentils are softened
Then after releasing the steam, open the cooker and mix the contents well
Take off the chicken pieces and mash the remaining contents well
Next add the chicken pieces and give it all a good mix for 2-3 minutes on Low heat
Chicken dhanshak is ready to be served with accompaniment of your choice
Transfer the curry to a serving bowl and garnish with dry fenugreek leaves

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