Dhansak Recipe with Mushroom

Mushroom dhansak

Name: Mushroom dhansak
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 100g red lentils; 1 large onion chopped; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 500g chestnut mushrooms halved; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 ½ tsp ground coriander; 4 cardamom pods squashed; finely grated to make 1 tbsp ginger; 4 cloves garlic crushed; 1 red chilli sliced; a small bunch coriander chopped; 2 tbsp natural yogurt; to serve basmati rice and naans

Published: July 5, 2018 at 4:38 PM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 45 mins

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Check out this easy vegetable dhansak recipe with mushrooms and punchy red chilli. Serve this simple vegetarian curry recipe as a midweek dinner for four

Gluten free

Vegetarian

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Make this mushroom dhansak for a comforting dinner, then check out more vegetarian curry recipes such as our easy spinach, chickpea & potato curry.

For more veggie options, try our vegetarian curry, vegetarian chilli, vegetarian paella and other vegetarian recipes.

Ingredients

Nutrition

100g red lentils
1 large onion

chopped
400g tin chopped tomatoes
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tbsp vegetable oil
500g chestnut mushrooms

halved
2 tsp ground cumin
1 ½ tsp ground coriander
4 cardamom pods

squashed
finely grated to make 1 tbsp ginger
4 cloves garlic

crushed
1 red chilli

sliced
a small bunch coriander

chopped
2 tbsp natural yogurt
to serve basmati rice and naans

Nutrition: per serving

kcal204

low
fat4.6g
saturates0.7g
carbs24.9g
sugars9.8g
fibre5.2g
protein13g
salt1.3g

Method

step 1

Put the lentils, onion and tomatoes in a pan with the turmeric and 1 tsp salt. Add water to cover by 2cm, then simmer gently for 20 minutes or until the lentils are tender.
step 2

Heat the vegetable oil in a separate pan and cook the mushrooms until golden brown all over and they have reabsorbed any liquid in the pan. Add the spices and cook for 2 minutes, then stir in the ginger, garlic and chilli. Cook for a few minutes then tip in the tomato and lentil mix, plus 200ml water. Simmer for 20 minutes, then stir in the coriander and yogurt, and serve with rice and naans.

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