Lamb dhansak

Lamb dhansak

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  • prep: 30 min
  • cook: 2 hr
  • total: 2 hr 30 min
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  • Summary

    Dhansak is a popular Indian curry made from meat, lentils and flavoured with spices including cumin and ginger. It’s mild, sweet and rich with just enough heat to satisfy most tastes. Best of all it benefits from being made a day in advance as it tastes even better re-heated the next day.

    Ingredients

    • 3 tbsp sunflower oil
    • 1 kg/2lb 4oz diced lamb shoulder or leg, or a mixture of both
    • 2 onions, chopped
    • 25g/1oz fresh root ginger, peeled
    • 4 garlic cloves, peeled
    • 2 red chillies, seeds removed, chopped
    • 10 green cardamom pods
    • 11/2 tbsp ground cumin
    • 11/2 tbsp ground coriander
    • 1/2 tbsp ground turmeric
    • 1 x 400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
    • 200ml/7fl oz beef stock
    • 75g/21/2oz red lentils
    • 3 tbsp honey
    • salt and pepper
    • boiled rice

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    Nutrition

    Nutritional Info
    ESHA
    • Servings Per Recipe: 6
    • Amount Per Serving
    • Calories: 369 % Daily Value *
    • Total Fat: 14 g 21.14%
    • Saturated Fat: 3 g 14.73%
    • Trans Fat: 0 g %
    • Cholesterol: 17 mg 5.59%
    • Sodium: 307 mg 12.77%
    • Calcium: 127 mg 12.75%
    • Potassium: 954 mg 27.25%
    • Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
    • Iron: 9 mg 48.19%
    • Zinc: 0 mg 0%
    • Total Carbohydrate: 47 g %
    • Dietary Fiber: 10 g 41.06%
    • Sugar: 12 g
    • Protein: 17 g
    • Alcohol: 0 g
    • Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
    • Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
    • Vitamin A 4.01%
    • Vitamin C 25.1%
    • Vitamin D 0%
    • * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
    Diabetes Exchanges
    • Exchange - Fat2
    • Exchange - Fruit0
    • Exchange - NonFat Milk0
    • Exchange - Other Carbs1
    • Exchange - Starch2
    • Exchange - Vegetables1
    • Exchange - Lean Meat1
    • Exchange - Alcohol0
    MyPlate Info
    • MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
    • MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
    • MyPlate - Fruit0 c
    • MyPlate - Dairy0 c
    • MyPlate - Protein Total2 oz-eq

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