🍛BIR Curries

Dhansak Spice Mix

Name: Dhansak Spice Mix
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: Makes about 30 ml; 1 tspn coriander seeds; ½ inch cinnamon stick; ½ tspn cumin seeds; 2 bay leaves; 2 black peppercorns; ½ tspn black mustard seeds; 4 green cardamom pods; ½ tspn chilli powder; 2 cloves; 1 tspn dried fenugreek leaves (methi); 1 star anise

A classic British Indian Restaurant dhansak spice mix made with a pre-cooked base sauce. Rich, fragrant and ready in under 20 minutes.

20 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

Easy

Difficulty

Ingredients

Steps

🫕

Requires G1The authentic choice — rich, deep flavour

G1 Base Sauce

2400 ml (8 portions) · 2+ hours · Involved

View sauce recipe →

Key ingredients

100 ml oil · 750 gm onions (prepared weight) · 1 tspn salt · 1 tbspn turmeric · 1 tspn ground coriander · ½ tspn ground cumin · +8 more

Ingredients

Servings

Makes about 30 ml
1 tspn coriander seeds
½ inch cinnamon stick
½ tspn cumin seeds
2 bay leaves
2 black peppercorns
½ tspn black mustard seeds
4 green cardamom pods
½ tspn chilli powder
2 cloves
1 tspn dried fenugreek leaves (methi)
1 star anise

Method

1
Deseed the cardamom pods.

My Notes

More BIR Curries recipes

🍛BIR Curries

Curry Base Sauce

A takeaway-style curry base sauce with that authentic BIR flavour. Uses a pre-made base sauce for speed without sacrificing taste.

⏱ 15 minEasy

View →

🍛BIR Curries

Curry Base Sauce for cooking BIR restaurant curry

A takeaway-style curry base sauce for cooking bir restaurant curry with that authentic BIR flavour. Uses a pre-made base sauce for speed without sacrificing taste.

⏱ 15 minEasy

View →

🍛BIR Curries