Prep Time: 30 minutes or less | Cook Time: 1 - 2 hours | Serves: 4
Dinner » Chicken » Indian

 Ingredients:

Dhansak is originally a Parsee dish. The Parsee lived on the West Coast of India. Dhansak is variously interpreted to come from Dhan (rice) and Sak (Vegetables) or the alternative Dhaan (Wealth). Regardless, it is a dish of meat, vegetables and lentils. It is served with rice. This recipe will serve four people as a main course.

- 500g (1.1 pounds) Chicken breast (you can also do this on the bone if you wish)
- 300g (.66 pounds) Toor dal (just go for green lentils if you can't find any)
- Fresh or minced ginger
- 6 garlic cloves
- 3 medium onions
- 1 red pepper
- 1 orange or yellow pepper
- 1 large potato
- 3 chopped tomatoes
- 1 lime (juice of)
- 1 tablespoon tamarind paste
- 1 small tin of pineapple rings in their own juice (optional)
- 1 bunch coriander (that's what you loyal allies of the Crown call cilantro)
- 1 tablespoon jaggery (substitute for dark brown sugar if you can't get jaggery)
- sunflower oil or butter/vegetable ghee if you can get it (we ran out of ghee so used oil)
- Salt and pepper

Spices:

- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 3 teaspoon good quality dhansak masala (or curry powder)
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 2 teaspoons coriander powder
- 2 teaspoon red chili powder