Recipes · Indian · Burgers and Sandwiches
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.

- 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
- Boil the potato until tender, then mash with the chili powder, curry powder and half the salt.
- Mash the tamarind in a little warm water, strain, and simmer with the sugar until syrupy for the sweet tamarind sauce.
- 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.
- Roll the besan with a little water into thin strands and deep-fry in the remaining oil until crisp to make sev.
- 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
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 505 kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 70.8 g | |
| Water | 128 mL | |
| Fiber | 7.2 g | 24% |
| Protein | 13.8 g | 29% |
| Tryptophan | 0.1 g | |
| Threonine | 0.33 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.36 g | |
| Leucine | 0.71 g | |
| Lysine | 0.36 g | |
| Methionine | 0.15 g | |
| Cystine | 0.2 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.52 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.33 g | |
| Valine | 0.46 g | |
| Histidine | 0.23 g | |
| Fat | 20 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 6.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 8.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 7.8 g | |
| Saturated | 3.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.07 g | |
| Cholesterol | 2.4 mg | |
| Calcium | 150 mg | 15% |
| Copper | 0.37 mg | 41% |
| Iron | 4.3 mg | 24% |
| Magnesium | 85.2 mg | 27% |
| Manganese | 0.96 mg | 53% |
| Phosphorus | 219 mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 794 mg | 17% |
| Selenium | 19 µg | 35% |
| Sodium | 713 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.6 mg | 20% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.51 mg | 46% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.33 mg | 30% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 6.3 mg | 45% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.84 mg | 17% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.5 mg | 38% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 133 µg | 33% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.08 µg | 3% |
| Choline | 31.8 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin A | 25.9 µg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 23.6 mg | 31% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 2.4 mg | 16% |
| Vitamin K | 41.6 µg | 46% |
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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