Sauteed Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 1 Sweet Potato
- 1 Red Onion
- 1 Jalapeno
- 2 Garlic cloves
Seasonings
- 1/2 tbsp Chillie flakes
- 1/2 tbsp Chilli powder
- 1/2 tbsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Curry powder optional
- 1 tsp Maldive fish powder optional
Instructions
- Peel and chop into sweet potato cubes (or whatever shape you desire). Add water upto level of potatoes in a pan and cook on low heat for about 10 mins (covered lid) until sweet potatoes are tender.
- Chop the red onion, garlic cloves and jalapenos. Add all the seasonings to the chopped vegetables - 1/2 tbsp of chillie flakes, chilli powder and salt, and 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder. Mix all the seasonings well with the chopped vegetables.
- Add one tbsp of oil to a pan on medium heat, and add the seasoned vegetables.
- After they are cooked for about 5 minutes on medium heat uncovered, add the sweet potatoes. Mix well and cook on low flame, with a lid on for 5-10 minutes.
- Once the onions have cooked, you can optionally add a tsp of curry powder and maldive fish powder for more flavor
- Mix well and turn of flame. Add more salt to taste (maybe 1/2 tsp more).
Notes
Note: This recipe is already spicy, so green chillies can be omitted easily. Add less chilli flakes / powder to reduce spiciness