Description
Colorful and delicious beet gnocchi with a creamy coconut sauce. Watch the video to see how to make the shaped dough.
Ingredients
Scale
For Beetroot Gnocchi: Serves 6
- 500 grams russet potato (yields 2 cups mashed potatoes)
- 230 grams beets (yields 3/4 cups beetroot puree)
- 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour + extra for dusting
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For Spicy Coconut Cream Sauce: Serves 3-4
- 2 tablespoon unsweetened grated coconut (fresh or dry, dessicated)
- 1 tablespoon ground almond
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 tsp grated ginger
- 1–2 cloves garlic, grated
- salt
- 1 cup coconut milk
Instructions
For Beetroot Gnocchi:
- Pre heat the oven to 350 deg. F.
- Wash the beetroots. Pat dry. Chop the leaves and ends off. Drizzle with olive oil. Bake for 30-35 minutes until fork tender.
- Pull out of the oven. Let cool before peeling the skin off. Chop. Puree in a blender or food processor. Set aside to cool.
- Boil water in a sauce pan.
- Peel potatoes. Chop into chunks.Boil in water until cooked through. Strain water.
- Mash potatoes using a masher or food mill leaving no lumps. Set aside to cool.
- On a clean counter top bring all the ingredients of gnocchi together.
- Mix well and while dusting occasionally, knead into a smooth soft dough, dry to touch.
- Divide into two parts. Wrap one half and save for later.
- Divide the other half into 3-4 smaller portions. Roll into long dowels about 3/4 inch in diameter.
- Cut into 3/4-1 inch long dowel pieces. Flick pieces into the back of a fork or gnocchi maker.
- Boil a pot of salt water. Add 2 tablespoon oil. Drop the gnocchi.
- Cook for a few minutes. Once cooked gnocchi float to the surface of the water. Fish them out. Collect in a dish.
For the Spicy Coconut Cream Sauce:
- In a medium hot pan, dry roast ground almond and coconut for a few minutes until the coconut turns golden in color.
- Add bay leaf followed by ground spices and salt. Quick roast for 10-15 seconds.
- Add salt followed by coconut milk. Mix everything well together. Simmer on low heat for a minute.
- By now the gnocchi should be cooked. Add to the sauce. Toss to coat gnocchi with sauce.
- Serve immediately with your choice of wine.
- Category: Main