Curried Sweet Potatoes in Coconut Milk

Name: Curried Sweet Potatoes in Coconut Milk
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 250 g sweet potatoes; 1 tsp salt; 1 onion; Fresh ginger root small; 2-3 tbsp veg oil; 1 garlic clove; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 whole cardamom pod; 1 cinnamon stick; 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper; 1 tsp coriander freshly ground; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1 cup coconut milk; 1 tbsp chopped coriander

Kezengwa Irene @IKezengwa

Mombasa, Kenya

The merging of the sweetness of the potatoes with the spices, and the awesome aroma!! 😋

Kezengwa Irene @IKezengwa

Mombasa, Kenya

The merging of the sweetness of the potatoes with the spices, and the awesome aroma!! 😋

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Ingredients

40 mins

2 servings

250 gsweet potatoes
1 tspsalt
1onion
Fresh ginger root small
2-3 tbspveg oil
1garlic clove
1 tspcumin seeds
1whole cardamom pod
1cinnamon stick
1/2 tspcayenne pepper
1 tspcoriander freshly ground
1/2 tspgaram masala
1 cupcoconut milk
1 tbspchopped coriander

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Steps

40 mins

1

Peel potatoes and cube them.
2

Place in colander and sprinkle salt liberally. Let them.stand for 10 - 15mins.
3

Steam them for 10 mins till just barely soft.
4

Chop onion, garlic and ginger. grind them to paste or use as is.
5

Heat oil in a pot add whole spices, cumin seeds, cinnamon and cardamom cook till they splutter.
6

Add onion paste. Cook to a rich golden color.
7

Add all the spices and season with salt to taste.
8

Meanwhile, saute the steamed potato cubes until golden brown.
9

Pour coconut milk to the pot and bring to.a healthy simmer, then add potato cubes, reduce heat and simmer covered for 10 minutes or until nearly dry but still moist.
10

Serve hit, garnished with chopped coriander sprinkled on top.