Dhan-Dal Patio

Name: Dhan-Dal Patio
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 10 g/1 Tbs Garlic; 120 g/¾ cup Onions; 8 g/2¾ tsp Cumin seeds; 10 Whole Red Chillies; 100 g/½ cup Ghee; 450 g/1 lb Pomfret; 5 g/1 tsp Garlic; 150 g/¾ cup Tur dal; 120 g/⅔ cup Ghee; 5 g/1 tsp Dhansak Masala*; 120 g/½ cup Tomatoes; 3 g/½ tsp Turmeric; 15 g/¼ cup Coriander; 10 g/1 Tbs Jaggery; 100 g/3½ oz Brinjals; Salt; 50 g/2 oz Tamarind pulp

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

Prashad

By J. Inder Singh Kalra

Published 1990

About

Dhan is rice, dal is lentil and Dhan-dal Patio is a fish curry served with rice and lentils.

Ingredients

450 g/1 lb Pomfret
100 g/½ cup<

Asia
India
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Preparation

THE FISH: Clean, wash and cut into darnes.

THE VEGETABLES: Peel, wash and slice onions. Peel garlic. Clean, wash and chop coriander. Wash and chop tomatoes, Remove stems, wash and cut brinjals into ¾-inch cubes, immerse in water.

THE PASTE: Put garlic, red chillies and cumin seeds in a blender, add water (approx 60ml/¼ cup) and m