Chicken Dhansak

This popular Parsi dish can be made with chicken or lamb. You can even omit the meat altogether and go vegetarian.

Ingredients

3 tbsp cooking oil
500g boned chicken thighs diced
1 onion finely chopped
3 green cardamom pods
100g Shemin’s Indian or Goan Curry Paste
½ cup of water
400g can chopped tomatoes
500ml chicken stock
100g red lentils
1 tbsp brown sugar (optional)
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
3 tbsp yoghurt
Handful of chopped coriander

Method

1. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a large lidded ovenproof casserole pan. Season the chicken thighs and fry in two batches until browned. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.

2. Add the remaining oil to the pan. Add the onion and fry gently for 10 minutes until it begins to soften. Meanwhile, bash the cardamom pods with the end of a rolling pin to split the husks and remove the seeds. Add the seeds, Shemin’s Indian Curry Paste and water to the pan, and cook gently for 4-5 minutes.

3. Add the chopped tomatoes, stock, lentils, sugar and vinegar to the pan, then add the chicken. Bring to the boil. Cover and place the pan in the oven for 50 minutes on 200°C / Gas mark 6 or until tender.

4. Stir in the yoghurt, check the seasoning and serve topped with coriander and some basmati rice.

Serves 4

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Reviews

  1. Shirley Makin

    This is so tasty and delicious so easy to make my fave curry

  2. Shirley Makin

    Outstanding would definitely recommend so easy to make

  3. Bridget

    Really nice would do it again

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