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Dhansak

Dhansak is a popular parsi dish traditionally prepared with meat and mixed lentils along with vegetables and spices. But I tried making it with just veggies and it came out perfect. When all the lentils and veggies are cooked along with spices you get a deliciously good bowl of dal. The consistency of dhansak should be thick. Serve it with rice and you will have a warm and healthy meal. This was my second time making dhansak. The first time, I made dhansak masala at home from sratch but recently I found ready made packet of dhansak masala at store and it made my life easier. You can find many recipes for dhansak masala online but this ready made masala is one easy way to go :). I used pressure cooker to cook dhansak. Ingredients(Serves 4 if served with rice) 1 cup mixed lentils(toor, moong, masoor, chana) in equal amount 1 carrot washed peeled and diced 3/4 cup washed, peeled and diced pumpkin 1 small potato peeled and diced 1 onion(1/2 thinly sliced and 1/2 choppe

Mediterranean Veggies and Avocado on a Roll

I brought these rolls from store today hoping to make some kind of sandwich. Wasn't sure what kind yet so I started looking in the refrigerator. Had few fresh veggies on hand and also some jarred ones so I mixed and matched a few and came up with this Mediterranean idea. Well I wasn't entirely sure what should I name this sandwich but since it had most of the veggies that goes in Mediterranean salad I thought why not? And since avocado is my favorite, added that too to make it extra special. Ingredients 2 Rolls 1/2 Cucumber Sliced 1/2 Tomato Sliced 1/2 Small Onion Sliced thinly 1/2 Roasted Red Bell Pepper(I used jarred) 10 Kalamata Olives Pitted and Sliced 1/2 Avocado sliced 2 Green Leaf Lettuce 3 Tbs Mayonnaise For Red Wine Vinaigrette 2 Tsp red wine vinegar 1/2 Tsp Dijon mustard 4 Tsp extra virgin olive oil 1/2 Tsp honey Salt and Pepper for taste Method The method is actually pretty straight forward. Keep all your veggies ready.