Sweet Potato Curry | Sakaravelli Kizhangu Podi Pota Poriyal
Sweet Potato is one of the nutritional root vegetable. We can make tasty Sweet Potato poriyal with freshly ground spice powder. This goes as a side dish with any South Indian meals
Servings: 5 people
Calories: 204kcal
Equipment
- 1 Mixer Grinder
- 1 Heavy Bottomed Pan
Ingredients
- ½ kg Sweet Potato
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1½ teaspoon Salt
For Spice Powder
- 1 tablespoon Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)
- 1 tablespoon Coriander Seeds
- 2 nos Red Chili adjust to your spice needs
- 1 tablespoon Oil
For Tempering
- 1 teaspoon Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon Split Urad Dal
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan, add grinding ingredients and saute them in oil till the dals turn golden brown color.
- Remove these fried ingredients and add it to the mixer and grind them to nice and smooth powder.
- Our spice powder is now ready.
- Wash and peel the sweet potatoes and chop them into small cubes. Take the chopped sweet potatoes in a sauce pan and add water to soak the potato.Add turmeric powder, salt and keep it in flame. Allow the sweet potatoes are cooked and becomes tender and soft
- Drain excess water from cooked sweet potatoes using a strainer.
- Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add split urid dal and fry till the dals turn golden color.
- Add the cooked sweet potatoes to the pan and mix well. Then add the ground spice powder and give it a good mix.
- Stir-fry the potatoes in medium flame for a couple of minutes and then switch off the flame.
- Sweet Potato Spice Curry is now ready to serve!!! Serve with any rice or roti and enjoy the dish!!!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 204kcal | Carbohydrates: 2.1g | Protein: 2.9g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 1.1g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 331mg | Potassium: 550mg | Fiber: 3.6g | Sugar: 4.7g