Nduma Patties/Taro Root Patties
Nduma Patties/Taro Root Patties

Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, nduma patties/taro root patties. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Nduma Patties/Taro Root Patties is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. Nduma Patties/Taro Root Patties is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

Though taro root or nduma is very nutritious, not many people tend to cook it except adding it to a stew. Here's a recipe of a delicious patties made from nduma. Normally I make it for fasting days when we are not allowed to consume grains. However, you can make it any time, anyway as a snack, as a starter etc.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook nduma patties/taro root patties using 12 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Nduma Patties/Taro Root Patties:
  1. Prepare 500 g nduma or taro root
  2. Get 1/4 cup fresh grated coconut
  3. Prepare 1/4 cup sabudana/tapioca pearls
  4. Take 1/2 cup roasted and shelled peanuts
  5. Get 1 tsp ginger
  6. Get 1 tbsp arrowroot or water chestnut flour (singhada flour) or cornflour
  7. Make ready 2-3 green chilis finely chopped or paste
  8. Take 1 1/2 – 2 tsp sendha namak (rock salt) or normal salt
  9. Get 1 tsp sugar
  10. Prepare 2 tbsp lemon juice
  11. Get 1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander (dhania)
  12. Make ready oil for shallow frying

The best thing of all is that this is a quick one if prepare the nduma ahead of time. Using an ice cream scooper, drop the taro and beef mixture into the pan and flatten with a spatula to form a patty. Drain patties on paper towel and serve with salad greens, rice or in a sandwich. Taro or kalo is deeply rooted to the Hawaiian culture and is an ancestor of the Hawaiian people.

Instructions to make Nduma Patties/Taro Root Patties:
  1. Soak the sabudana in water for about 30 minutes. Drain out the water when required and dry them on a kitchen towel to remove the water.
  2. Peel and cut the nduma or taro roots into big chunks. Wash the pieces.
  3. Put the pieces in a saucepan. Cover it with water.Place the saucepan over medium heat and let the root boil till done. This takes about 15-20 minutes.
  4. Immediately remove nduma from the water into a bowl or plate and let it cool down completely.
  5. In the meantime, lightly crush the peanuts to get a coarse powder.
  6. Mash the nduma or taro root.
  7. Add all the remaining ingredients to it including sabudana.Mix well.
  8. Lightly grease your hands, take about 2 tbsp of the mixture and roll it into a ball. - Flatten it slightly and shape it into a patti.
  9. Prepare patties with the remaining mixture. - Let the patties chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes or till required.
  10. Heat some oil for shallow frying in a wide frying pan or tawa over medium to high heat. - When the oil is hot, gently arrange the patties in the frying pan. Let the underside cook till it becomes golden brown in colour. - Gently flip them over using a spatula and a spoon. - Let it cook till it turns golden brown.
  11. Remove from the frying pan and put the patties on a kitchen towel so the excess oil gets absorbed. Cook remaining patties in the same way.
  12. Serve hot patties with your favorite chutney or with a coconut and yogurt dip.
  13. For the coconut yogurt dip mix 1½ cups thick plain yogurt, ¼ cup grated fresh coconut, ¼ cup coarse peanut powder, ¼ tsp salt, ½ tsp green chili paste or 1 chili finely chopped and 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander.

Drain patties on paper towel and serve with salad greens, rice or in a sandwich. Taro or kalo is deeply rooted to the Hawaiian culture and is an ancestor of the Hawaiian people. The leaf of the taro plant is eaten in a popular dish known as lau lau, which I also enjoy making. The roots are used in other traditional foods prepared by Hawaiians such as poi. Taro is a root vegetable often used in Asian cuisine.

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