Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Sweet Potato and Spinach Curry

I have not tried this yet - but I am really excited too.............. it looks so amazing and I have a recipe for naan too :)

Ingredients
 1 tbsp vegetable oil

1 large onion, thinly sliced

2 tbsp mild madras curry powder (more or less to taste)

1 5-ounce bag pre-washed spinach, roughly chopped

1 14-ounce can lite coconut milk

2 large sweet potatoes , peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks

4 naan breads (or 2 large, halved) halved & warmed (or make: whole wheat naan)



1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion; cook and stir 7-8 minutes until golden and softened. Stir in the curry powder and cook and stir 30 seconds.

2. Add the coconut milk and sweet potatoes and cook until just tender, about 15-20 minutes. Add the the spinach and cook 1-2 minutes until wilted. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with naan breads.

Sweet Potato Fries make me happy :)

I found this recipe on pinterest


1 plump sweet potato/yam/orange-fleshed potato, peeled


1 tablespoon olive oil

1 large egg white

1/2 teaspoon curry powder

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon turmeric

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste



Yogurt Sauce:

1/3 cup Greet yogurt
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon olive oil

salt to taste

Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

Peel sweet potato and slice off the top and bottom points of the potato. With potato positioned north to south, use a large knife to slice potato into 1/3-inch potato planks. Stack planks in two piles, and slice, north to south, into 1/3-inch sticks. Fries!