Sweet Potato Sabji

Sweet potato curry is a delicious & healthy vegan besides gluten free accompaniment, you can enjoy with dal and plain rice or parantha.

Fresh ginger and nigella seeds impart a kick to the dish, by delivering subtle and distinct flavours, perfect for this earthy vegetable.

Sweet Potato Sabji

Sweet potato curry is a delicious & healthy vegan and gluten free accompaniment, you can enjoy with dal and plain rice or parantha.

Fresh ginger and nigella seeds impart a kick to the dish, by delivering subtle and distinct flavours, perfect for this earthy vegetable.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Servings 3

Ingredients

  

• 300 gm sweet potatoes cubed
• 150 gm onions chopped finely
• 6-7 tbsp tomato puree
• 2 tbsp oil or as needed
• 1 tsp ginger grated
• ½ tsp nigella seeds
• 1 to 1 ½ tsp kitchen king masala
• ½ tsp red chili powder
• 1/2 tsp amchur powder
• 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder
• 1/4 tsp garam masala powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• Salt as needed
• A pinch of hing or asafoetida (optional)
• 1-2 slit green chillies (optional)
• Some chopped spinach leaves to garnish
• Water as per taste

Instructions

 

• Heat oil in a pan, add nigella seeds and allow them to splutter. Add hing, ginger and fry together until you can smell the aroma of ginger, keep stirring, as it burns quickly.
• Add onions, & green chilies. Sauté onion till they turn golden brown.
• Now add tomato puree, turmeric powder and sprinkle salt,sauté for further 2-3 minutes.On a low flame cover and cook till the tomato and onion blend well.
• Add kitchen king masala, garam masala, cumin powder and red chili powder. Fry for about 1 to 2 minutes without burning the spices.
• Next add diced sweet potato, pour the water as per taste. I prefer to sprinkle enough water, just to keep the sabji consistency moist. Cook on a low flame, till the sweet potatoes are soft. You can adjust salt and spice at this stage.
• Keep covered for about 11-13minutes for the flavors to absorb well by the sweet potato sabji, before serving.
• Garnish with chopped spinach leaves

Notes

You can skip tomatoes and use tamarind paste.

Apple cider vinegar can be used instead of amchur powder.

My recipe is without gravy, if you prefer gravy, add water to the above content in such a way that the diced sweet potatoes is immersed in it and simmer for few minutes, until a boil comes. Also increase the tomato puree content by 4-5 tbsp, if you go for gravy option.

Boiled, roasted or baked sweet potatoes can also be used instead of raw ones.

Coriander can be used for garnish, besides spinach.