Dum Nadru (Spicy Baked lotus Roots)
Serves 10 - 12
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 11/ 2 kg lotus roots | a pinch of hing |
| 1 tsp lal mirch powder | 2 tsp sugar |
| 11/ 2 kg potatoes (optional) | 4 pieces of laung |
| 2 tsp dhania powder | 1 tsp garam masala |
| 11/ 2 kg peas (optional) | 1 tsp jeera |
| 1 inch piece ginger | a bunch of hara dhania leaves |
| 150 gm ghee or oil (preferably mustard) | 2 hari mirch (finely chopped) |
| 1 tsp sonth powder | salt to taste |
Method
- Cut the lotus roots diagonally.
- Wash well, to clean out the dirt from its cavities.
- Peel and cut the potatoes into twos, and shell the peas.
- Fry the lotus roots and potatoes till light brown and set aside.
- In the remaining oil, splutter the hing, laung, jeera and add the lotus roots, potatoes and peas.
- Add a cup of salt water and the rest of the spices.
- Allow to simmer for fifteen minutes till soft.
- The vessel should be lifted and the vegetables tossed lightly from time to time.
- When done, garnish with hara dhania.
| Nutrient Composition Per Serving | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (Kcal) | 507 | Carotene ( μg ) | 170.12 |
| Protein (g) | 15.90 | Vitamin C (mg) | 39.0 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 75.97 | Mg (mg) | 100.42 |
| Fat (g) | 15.62 | Na (mg) | 28.52 |
| Fibre (g) | 8.14 | K (mg) | 498.9 |
| Minerals (g) | 2.45 | Mn (mg) | 0.24 |
| Calcium (mg) | 83.02 | Zn (mg) | 0.84 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 383.74 | Cr (mg) | 0.01 |
| Iron (mg) | 3.66 | ||
Modification
Reduce the amount of oil/ ghee used. Reduce the amount of potato used.| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 11/ 2 kg lotus roots | a pinch of hing |
| 1 tsp lal mirch powder | 2 tsp sugar |
| 1 kg potatoes (optional), | 4 pieces of laung |
| 2 tsp dhania powder | 1 tsp garam masala |
| 11/ 2 kg peas (optional) | 1 tsp jeera |
| 1 inch piece ginger | a bunch of hara dhania leaves |
| 50 gm ghee or oil (preferably mustard) | 2 hari mirch (finely chopped) |
| 1 tsp sonth powder | salt to taste |
| Nutrient Composition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| MACRONUTRIENTS | |
| Energy (Kcal) | 368 |
| Protein (g) | 15.1 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 64.7 |
| Fat (g) | 5.6 |
| Fibre (g) | 7.94 |
| Minerals (g) | 2.2 |