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Dabeli (Gujarati Spiced Potato Sandwich)

One serving has 505 kcal and 14 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (53%), thiamin (46%), vitamin K (46%), niacin (45%), copper (41%) and pyridoxine (38%). Ready in 35 minutes.

Dabeli (Gujarati Spiced Potato Sandwich)
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  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (237 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten, peanut

Ingredients

  • 60 g Bread rolls, soft
  • 100 g Potatoes, raw
  • 8 g Tamarind pulp
  • 5 g Sugar
  • 1 g Chili powder
  • 1 g Curry powder
  • 15 g Pomegranate, raw
  • 10 g Peanuts, roasted
  • 8 g Chickpea flour (besan)
  • 10 g Vegetable oil
  • 15 g Onions, raw
  • 3 g Cilantro, fresh
  • 1 g Salt

Method

  1. Boil the potato until tender, then mash with the chili powder, curry powder and half the salt.
  2. Mash the tamarind in a little warm water, strain, and simmer with the sugar until syrupy for the sweet tamarind sauce.
  3. Mix the mashed potato with a spoonful of the tamarind sauce, then shape into a flat patty and pan-fry in half the oil over medium heat 3-4 minutes per side until crisp.
  4. Roll the besan with a little water into thin strands and deep-fry in the remaining oil until crisp to make sev.
  5. Split the bread roll, spread with the remaining tamarind sauce, tuck in the potato patty, and top with the chopped onion, pomegranate, peanuts, sev and cilantro.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy505 kcal24%
Carbohydrates70.8 g
Water128 mL
Fiber7.2 g24%
Protein13.8 g29%
Tryptophan0.1 g
Threonine0.33 g
Isoleucine0.36 g
Leucine0.71 g
Lysine0.36 g
Methionine0.15 g
Cystine0.2 g
Phenylalanine0.52 g
Tyrosine0.33 g
Valine0.46 g
Histidine0.23 g
Fat20 g
Monounsaturated6.3 g
Polyunsaturated8.6 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-67.8 g
Saturated3.3 g
Trans-Fats0.07 g
Cholesterol2.4 mg
Calcium150 mg15%
Copper0.37 mg41%
Iron4.3 mg24%
Magnesium85.2 mg27%
Manganese0.96 mg53%
Phosphorus219 mg31%
Potassium794 mg17%
Selenium19 µg35%
Sodium713 mg
Zinc1.6 mg20%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.51 mg46%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.33 mg30%
Niacin (vitamin B3)6.3 mg45%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.84 mg17%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.5 mg38%
Folate (vitamin B9)133 µg33%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.08 µg3%
Choline31.8 mg7%
Vitamin A25.9 µg4%
Vitamin C23.6 mg31%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E2.4 mg16%
Vitamin K41.6 µg46%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.3 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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