Hello everybody, it's Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we're going to prepare a special dish, chicken dhansak. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Chicken Dhansak is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It's enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Chicken Dhansak is something that I've loved my whole life. They're nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken dhansak using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Dhansak:

1. {Take 2 of onions, finely chopped.
2. {Make ready 6-8 of chicken thighs, boned, skinned and all visible fat removed or 4 breasts.
3. {Get 2 of garlic cloves, crushed.
4. {Get 20 of g/¾oz ginger, finely grated.
5. {Make ready 2 tsp of garam masala.
6. {Make ready 1/2 tsp of hot chilli powder.
7. {Prepare 400 g of tin chopped tomatoes.
8. {Get 600 of ml/20floz chicken stock, made with 1 chicken stock cube.
9. {Take 100 of g/3½oz dried red split lentils, rinsed and drained.
10. {Make ready 2 of bay leaves.

Instructions to make Chicken Dhansak:

1. Spray a wide-based pan with oil and place. Cook the onions for five minutes, stirring regularly, until softened and very lightly browned..
2. Cut the chicken thighs in half and add to the pan. Cook for two minutes, turning occasionally. Stir in the garlic, ginger, garam masala and chilli powder and cook you smell the spices.
3. Add the tomatoes into the pan,chicken stock, lentils and bay leaves. Bring to the boil, then cover loosely with a lid and simmer gently until the chicken is tender and the lentils have completely broken down, stirring occasionally. Remove the lid for the last 10 minutes of cooking time, stirring regularly so the lentils don’t stick..
4. Serve with the rice.

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