Chicken Dhansak
Chicken Dhansak

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Chicken Dhansak is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Chicken Dhansak is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken dhansak using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Dhansak:
  1. Take 2 onions, finely chopped
  2. Prepare 6-8 chicken thighs, boned, skinned and all visible fat removed or 4 breasts
  3. Take 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  4. Take 20 g/¾oz ginger, finely grated
  5. Take 2 tsp garam masala
  6. Prepare 1/2 tsp hot chilli powder
  7. Take 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
  8. Make ready 600 ml/20floz chicken stock, made with 1 chicken stock cube
  9. Prepare 100 g/3½oz dried red split lentils, rinsed and drained
  10. Get 2 bay leaves
Instructions to make Chicken Dhansak:
  1. Spray a wide-based pan with oil and place. Cook the onions for five minutes, stirring regularly, until softened and very lightly browned.
  2. Cut the chicken thighs in half and add to the pan. Cook for two minutes, turning occasionally. Stir in the garlic, ginger, garam masala and chilli powder and cook you smell the spices
  3. Add the tomatoes into the pan,chicken stock, lentils and bay leaves. Bring to the boil, then cover loosely with a lid and simmer gently until the chicken is tender and the lentils have completely broken down, stirring occasionally. Remove the lid for the last 10 minutes of cooking time, stirring regularly so the lentils don’t stick.
  4. Serve with the rice

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