Simone Arora’s Mutton Dhanshak and Brown Rice

Ingredients for the Dhanshak Masala

• 100 gm dry Coriander Seeds
• 50 gm Fenugreek (methi dana)
• 50 gm Mustard Seeds (rai)
• 50 gm Cumin seeds (jeera)
• 50 Bay Leaves (tej patta)
• 100 gm Mixed Cardamom, Cloves and Cinnamon
• ½ cup of fresh Coriander Leaves (chopped)

Ingredients for the Mutton Dhanshak

• 1 kg Mutton
• 3 Onions (finely chopped)
• 2 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (jeera)
• 1 tsp Ginger-Garlic paste
• 2 Tomatoes
• 100 gm Tuwar Dal
• 100 gm Masoor Dal
• 2 tbsp of Yellow Moon Dal
• 3 tbsp of Dhanshak Masala

Procedure to prepare Dhanshak Masala

• Fry dry coriander seeds, fenugreek, mustard seeds, bay leaves, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon for a few minutes on a hot tawa.

• After that, let the mixture cool and grind them to create a fine powder.

Procedure to prepare Mutton Dhanshak

• Heat the oil in a wok (kadai).

• Add chopped onions along with cumin seeds and fry, until light brown.

• Add ginger-garlic paste and 3 tbsp of the Dhanshak Masala with turmeric powder, chili powder, tomatoes and keep frying, till all the tomatoes get dissolved and properly mashed with the onions.

• Now, keep the wok (kadai) aside. In a separate pressure cooker, add the rinsed Mutton pieces in 1 litre of water along with the tuwar dal, masoor dal and yellow moong dal.

• Add salt and wait for two whistles till the mutton pieces and the dal are cooked.

• Now, pour the mutton and dal mixture into the masala and mix together.

• Add some tamarind (imli) water or squeezed some lime juice. Add chopped coriander leaves and cook for around 10 to 15 minutes before serving it.