Recipes · Sri Lankan · Sauces, Dressings, and Marinades

Lunu Miris

One serving has 57 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (33%) and selenium (22%). Ready in 10 minutes.

Lunu Miris
Photo: Yasith Silva, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (62 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
  • Contains: fish

Ingredients

  • 40 g Onions, red, raw
  • 5 g Chilies, dried red
  • 8 g Lime juice
  • 1 g Salt
  • 8 g Salt cod

Method

  1. Soak the salt cod (standing in for dried Maldive fish) briefly in warm water, then drain and flake it finely.
  2. Pound or blend the dried red chilies with the salt into a coarse powder.
  3. Add the finely chopped red onion and the flaked fish, and pound or blend together into a coarse, moist paste.
  4. Squeeze in the lime juice and mix well.
  5. Serve at room temperature as a fiery condiment alongside rice and curry.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy57.4 kcal3%
Carbohydrates7.9 g
Water44.6 mL
Fiber2.1 g7%
Protein6 g13%
Tryptophan0.07 g
Threonine0.25 g
Isoleucine0.25 g
Leucine0.45 g
Lysine0.5 g
Methionine0.16 g
Cystine0.07 g
Phenylalanine0.22 g
Tyrosine0.19 g
Valine0.29 g
Histidine0.16 g
Fat0.53 g
Monounsaturated0.06 g
Polyunsaturated0.23 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.03 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.16 g
Saturated0.1 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol12.2 mg
Calcium25.6 mg3%
Copper0.04 mg4%
Iron0.6 mg3%
Magnesium19.7 mg6%
Manganese0.1 mg6%
Phosphorus96.7 mg14%
Potassium278 mg6%
Selenium12.2 µg22%
Sodium956 mg
Zinc0.25 mg3%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.05 mg5%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.09 mg8%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.1 mg8%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.24 mg5%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.16 mg12%
Folate (vitamin B9)12.9 µg3%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.8 µg33%
Choline30.4 mg7%
Vitamin A69.7 µg10%
Vitamin C7.2 mg10%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)12.9 IU2%
Vitamin E0.41 mg3%
Vitamin K5.7 µg6%

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

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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