SWEET POTATO CURRY , how to make sweet potato curry

The Orange colored Sweet potatoes may be nature's unsurpassed sources of beta carotene. This also raises Vitamin A in our blood level, is full of anti oxidant nutrients,anti inflammatory, improves blood sugar regulation, good source of B 6 Vitamins, good for blood vessels and arteries, controls blood sugar, fat free, contain magnesium which is best for de-stressing,encourage healthy, glowing skin, and prevent cancer.
Here is a recipe of my daughter, making this an interesting curry, camouflaging its sweetness with some spices, and it turns out to be an excellent side for rotis as well as rice.
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Ingredients

Sweet potatoes - 6-8, washed &  scrubbed well

Onion - 1, chopped fine

Green chillies - 2-3, chopped fineGinger paste - 1 tsp or grated ginger - 1 tsp

Chilli powder - 2 tspsSalt to taste

To Season

Cooking oil - 3 tbsps 

Turmeric powder - 3/4 tsp

Hing/ asafoetida powder - 3/4 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 1/2 tsps

Curry leaves handful

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian; Category: Lunch / Dinner

Prep time: 10 mts; Cooking time: 30 mts

Serves 6

Sweet potatoes washed, scrubbed and allowed to rest in water for a while

To lay stress on the fact that this curry is good for heart, the chopped onions have been shaped like a heart, and chopped chillies are there too

Boiled in a pan, till soft, and peeled. You can pressure cook too. Let it cool down, then cube them. Let the pieces be chunky and slightly big.

Abroad non stick pan heated up, oil added and all the above mentioned seasonings added and onions and green chillies added and sauteed well

Turmeric powder and ginger paste added

Now add the cubed sweet potatoes

Add chilli powder

Flames on the lowest, let it become well roasted. While stirring, do it gently, so that the sweet potato pieces will not turn out to be mushy.

Serve this beautiful spicy curry with roti, rice and dhal. Please check here for my dhal varieties

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Notes

* Adding one or two pods of garlic is optional.

Categories: Dry Curries for Rotis, Family contributions, Healthy Cooking, South Indian Curries