Sweet Potato Salad in Maple-Lemon Vinaigrette
Feb08

Sweet Potato Salad in Maple-Lemon Vinaigrette

Ingredients • Sweet potatoes (about 2 pounds/1kg), washed but not peeled – 6 medium-sized • Maple syrup or honey – 4 tbsp • Orange or tangerine juice – 3 tbsp • Lemon or lemon juice – 3 tbsp • Salt  – ¾ tsp • Freshly ground black pepper or 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper – ¼ tsp • Olive oil, or 2 tablespoons almond oil and 6 tablespoons sunflower oil – ½ cup • Finely chopped fresh coriander or...

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Baked Sweet Potato with Spices
Jan20

Baked Sweet Potato with Spices

Ingredients •2 big (500 g) sweet potatoes •1 Tsp chat masala •1 Tsp salt (reduce to ½ Tsp if chat masala already has salt in it) •1½ Tsp cumin powder •½ Tsp amchur powder •½ Tsp yellow asafetida powder •½ Tsp ground black pepper •½ Tsp red chili powder •1 Tbsp lemon juice Preparation 1.Wash and pat dry the sweet potatoes. Place them on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 400 F/200 C for 30-40 minutes or until the skin is...

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Buttery Sweet Potato Puree with tomato Bits
Aug29

Buttery Sweet Potato Puree with tomato Bits

    For this dish you can use either yams or sweet potatoes, depending on the degree of sweetness or moisture, you prefer. It is little more than a seasoned mashed root vegetable dish, and is nice with a Vedic or Western dinner menu. To keep calories to a minimum, rely on the orange juice to make a buttery consistency. The sweet, firm flesh of Italian plum tomatoes is ideal for this bharta, though you can use any type; even...

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Sweet Potato and Ricotta Cheese Empanadas
Feb05

Sweet Potato and Ricotta Cheese Empanadas

  Description These empanadas are fantastic! Served with a side of warm tomato ghee salsa.   Ingredients • 1 medium sized sweet potato • 1 tbsp chopped fresh ginger • 1 chopped green chili • 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese • 1 tbsp ghee • 1 tsp cumin seeds • 1 tsp garam masala • dash of chili powder • 1 tsp salt • 1/4 tsp pepper • 2 tbsp lemon/lime juice • 2 cups...

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Candied Sweet Potatoes
Jan24

Candied Sweet Potatoes

  Ingredients . 3 medium sweet potatoes . 1/2 cup unsalted butter . 1 cup jaggery or brown sugar . 1/2 tsp cinnamon . 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg . 1/2 tsp salt   Preparation 1. First preheat the oven to 190C or 375F. Then in a saucepan add the butter, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Cook on medium heat until all the sugar is dissolved. Then turn off heat and set aside. 2. Next, peel the sweet potatoes...

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