Amazing Nut Roast
Spiced lentil, nut and veg roast
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Dietary Info
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Prep 5 mins
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Cook 50 mins
Hari says
The nut roast is one of those dishes that people feel a bit sorry for - it has the reputation of being the sad alternative to a gorgeous piece of roast meat. Well, I'm here to tell you to leave your sympathy at the door. My nut roast is so delicious that it's the dish that always get polished off first at our table and we are a family of meat lovers!
When I have vegetarian friends round for dinner I don't just want to serve up the same food excluding the meat; I want them to feel like I have thought about them too so this makes a beautiful roast dinner dish for your vegetarian friends. The texture from the nuts, the creaminess of the cheese and flavour of all the vegetables combined with the lentils and spices take this dish to another level.
Easy, full of goodness and packed to the brim with flavour - now that's what I call good food.
- Ingredients
- Method
- 1 tbsp ghee or oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 dried chilli
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 3cm ginger
- 200g chestnut mushrooms, sliced
- 100g paneer grated
- 1 large carrot, grated
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 100g red lentils
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 300ml water
- 100g walnuts and cashews, roughly chopped
- 100g mature cheddar cheese, grated
- Handful of fresh coriander, chopped
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC or gas mark 4.
- Line the base and sides of a 1.5-litre loaf tin with parchment paper.
- Heat the ghee in a large frying pan and add the cumin seeds and dried chilli until fragrant.
- Add the onions and cook for about 5 mins until they start to soften.
- Stir in the garlic and ginger and stir for a few minutes.
- Add the sliced mushrooms and cook until they soften then stir in the paneer and grated carrot. Cook the mixture for about 3 mins then add the chilli powder and turmeric and cook for just a minute.
- Add the tomatoes and cook for about 1 minute until they start to break down a little, then add the water and season with salt.
- Stir in the lentils and bring to the boil then leave to simmer over a very gentle heat until all the liquid has been absorbed and the mixture is fairly dry (about 10 minutes). Set aside to cool a little.
- Roughly chop the nuts and stir in with the cheese and coriander.
- Once mixed through, spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and press down into the tin.
- Cover with foil and bake for 20 mins, then remove the foil and bake for a further 10–15 minutes until firm when pressed gently.
- Allow the loaf to cool in the tin for about 10 mins then turn out onto a serving board or a plate and slice into lovely thick pieces.
Nutritional information
| Typical values* | per Serving |
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| Calories | 303 |
| Fat (g) | 23 |
| of which saturates (g) | 9 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 14 |
| of which sugars (g) | 5 |
| Fibre (g) | 5 |
| Protein (g) | 14 |
| Salt (mg) | 72 |
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Comments
Comments (23)
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Judy cowling
Hi. I’m planning to do this on New Years Day. Can I freeze it uncooked? Assume it’s 100g of mixed walnuts and cashews, and not 100 of each. That doesn’t seem a lot and as I like nuts would it work if I increased the amount a bit? Many thanks.-
Hari Ghotra
Hi Judy I am so sorry I totally missed your question - did it work out ok? Yes a mix of the nuts but you can add much more if you like the texture. So sorry but I hope you had a fab new year! Much love Hari
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Jas
Hi Hari, sounds delicious. Can you recommend a spicy gravy recipe to go with this?
Thanks-
Hari Ghotra
Hi Jas have you seen my Rogan sauce? I also think my spiced tomato chutney id great with this. Let me know what you think! Thanks for your comments Hari
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Karen Fanning
Hi Hari,
Your recipe looks delicious..I am planning on making it on Christmas eve....just wondered, would it suffer if I left out the mushrooms? and...is it possible to freeze it.
Karen-
Hari Ghotra
Hi Karen - It's fine to leave out the mushrooms maybe add another veg to bulk it out like aubergine. Yes fine to freeze too. Take pictures and post them on the app! Thanks so much
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annette
hi
this sounds delicious but any sub for the paneer as its pretty hard to get where I lve ?
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Hari Ghotra
Hi You can miss it out and increase the lentils by a little or you can make your own paneer as per this recipe https://www.harighotra.co.uk/homemade-paneer-recipe Let me know how you get on. Thank Hari
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Mark Wright
Hi Hari.
Do the lentils need to be soaked first?
Thanks Mark-
Hari Ghotra
Hi No not these red lentils they are split and cook very quickly. Other whole or bigger lentils do need to be soaked - this guide contains info on how to cook different lentils might help Thanks Hari
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Suzanne
Thank you Hari,
At last a nut roast thats moist and has plenty of flavours. I'll be making this again and again. In my opinion, it's the best nut roast ever!-
Hari Ghotra
Hi Suzanne - I am so happy to hear this. I love this nut roast, its so tasty. Thanks so much for giving it a go - Please take a picture of then next one you make and share it with me on my app - here is the link https://hari.is/2P5rXbk Thanks Hari
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Lucia
As a long time vegetarian, I have never been fussed by nut roast - but this one is delicious. I am making it this Christmas as it went down so well a few weeks ago with my meat-loving boyfriend!
Thanks for a great recipe.-
Hari Ghotra
Hi Lucia I find it really strange - even in my house it's always the meat eaters that tuck into this dish. Lovely to hear that you will be having it on Christmas day. Thanks you for trying it and thank you so much for leaving a comment- Merry Christmas! Hari
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joanna
Hi Hari,
I'm going to make this for my Mother in Law this Christmas Day. Am I able to make ahead a re-heat on the day? What would you suggest.
Thanks
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Hari Ghotra
Hi Joanna Yes that should be fine. You can reheat it in the oven give it a good 40 mins at about 180. Cover with foil and remove for the last 10 minutes. I hope she enjoys it and I would love to see some pictures. Thanks Hari
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Andy
This was delicious for Sunday dinner with some roast veggies and steamed greens. My youngest son said we should have it an accompaniment to roast chicken but it was great without it. -
Anup
Hi Hari,
Thanks for the advice, going to try it this evening with a little less water and a bit of flour. Will let you know how it goes.
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Anup
This nut roast is delicious! We swapped the ghee for coconut oil. Mine didn't hold it's shape when it came out of the tin, I made sure the mixture was dry when it went into the tin but it didn't seem to bind, any ideas?-
Hari Ghotra
Hi Anup That is a shame - I have tried this many times to make sure it holds. There are a number of things you can do - add flour, add an egg - but I'm not overly keen on doing this as I want to taste the ingredients rather than make it stoggy but they are options. It's key that you only add enough water to just cook the lentils and make sure the mixture is dry, you could also try reducing the cheese a little and adding more nuts. I'm going to cook this again and check too. Thanks for your feedback.
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