Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we're going to prepare a special dish, chicken dhansak. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Chicken Dhansak is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It's simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Chicken Dhansak is something that I've loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

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

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Dhansak:

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