Dhansak

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup mung beans (pre soaked)
• 1/2 cup kidney bean (pre soaked)
• 1/2 cup lentils
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• 1 cup celery (chopped)
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger (grated)
• 4 garlic cloves (crushed)
• 1 cup carrot (chopped)
• 2 -3 large tomatoes (chopped)
• 1 cup turnip (cubed)
• 1 cup zucchini (chopped)
• 2 -3 green chilies (chopped)
• 2 teaspoons turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 2 teaspoons salt
• pepper
• 3 teaspoons garam masala
• 1 cup cilantro (chopped)
• steamed rice or quinoa, cooked

Recipe

• 1 in a pot simmer the beans in 2-3 cups of water for 20-30 min or until beans are tender. it doesn't matter if they end up really liquidy since you need to add water later on anyways.
• 2 in a separate pan lightly cook the onion, garlic and ginger.
• 3 once the beans are cooked, mash them to form a type of paste, although lumps don't really matter.
• 4 add all the veggies (including cooked onion mixture), turmeric, cumin, salt and pepper to the pot with the beans and extra water for simmering.
• 5 simmer the mixture for 1-1/2 to 2 hours, adding water as needed to keep it the consistency of a really thick soup.
• 6 at the end of the cooking, add the pepper, garam masala and chopped cilantro.
• 7 serve over a bed of rice with some heated naan bread.