Рецепт Sweet potato curry recipe – How to make sweet potato curry recipe

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Sweet potato is a starchy root vegetable which is full of nutrients and vitamins.  They do not take much time to cook and tastes delicious when cooked with spices.  Sweet potatoes are high in Vitamin B6 and a good source of potassium, Vitamin C and D.   They  contain iron and support a healthy immune system and protect against the effects of aging.  Sweet potato curry is a simple accompaniment to steamed rice or rotis.  This curry has a mild sweetness and goes well with dal rice or sambar rice too. Prep Time :  10 mins Cook Time :  25 mins Servings : 4 persons Indian cuisine INGREDIENTS Sweet potato – 3 cups (peeled and cut into small cubes) Onion – 1 (chopped finely) Tomatoes -2 (chopped finely) Green chillies – 2 (chopped finely) Ginger-garlic paste – 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon Red chilli powder – 1/2 teaspoon Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon Garam masala – 1/2 teaspoon Oil – 2 tablespoon A pinch of asafoetida or hing Mustard seeds or rai – 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds or jeera –  1/2 teaspoon Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing Salt to taste HOW TO MAKE OR PREPARE SWEET POTATO CURRY RECIPE Heat oil in a pan.  Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and allow them to splutter.  Add chopped onions, green chillies and ginger-garlic paste.  Saute till the onions become translucent and raw smell of the ginger-garlic paste goes away. Add chopped tomatoes and salt.  Mix well.  Cook on a low flame till the tomatoes become soft and mushy.  Then add chopped sweet potatoes and turmeric powder.  Mix well. Add 1 cup of water and close the pan with a lid.  Cook on a medium flame till the sweet potatoes become tender and fully cooked.   Add red chilli powder, coriander powder and garam masala.  Mix well. Cook for another 2 minutes on a low flame till all the spices are well absorbed by the sweet potatoes.   Check for salt and add if required.   Switch off the flame.  Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Delicious sweet potato curry or subzi is ready to be served.  Serve this curry with rotis or dal rice. NOTES/TIPS You can add amchoor powder instead of tomatoes, if you want a little dry version of the curry. You can boil or steam the sweet potatoes and then make the subzi.  In that case, you can reduce the quantity of water added to the vegetable. Sweet potatoes darken upon contact with the air.  So they have to be cooked immediately after peeling and cutting them to prevent oxidation.  Keep them in a bowl with water until you are ready to cook them. Related RecipesAloo beans stir-fry recipe – How to make punjabi aloo beans sabzi recipe – side dish for rotisParwal ki subzi – How to make parwal ki sabzi recipe – North Indian recipesAloo gobi paratha recipe – How to make aloo gobi (potato cauliflower) paratha recipePaneer capsicum dry subzi recipeBhindi kadhi recipe – how to make bhindi kadhi recipeAloo gravy or potato curry recipe – no onion no garlic recipe – side dish for rotisMatar mushroom recipe – How to make peas mushroom masala recipe – mushroom recipesCapsicum masala recipe – side dish for rotisYam stir-fry recipe or how to make suran stir fry or senai kizhangu curry recipeGarlic rasam – How to make garlic rasam recipe (south indian poondu rasam) – rasam recipes