Sweet Potato Fry

1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/3 teaspoon urad dal
10 curry leaves
1 tablespoon oil
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
3 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1/2" cubes
1 teaspoon sambar powder (or substitute 1/4 teaspoon chili powder, 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder, 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder)

Heat the oil in a shallow pan, add the mustard, cumin, urad dal and curry leaves.  When the mustard seeds pop and the urad turns golden brown, add the turmeric, then the sweet potatoes,  Stir fry for several minutes over high heat, then cover and turn heat to low.  Allow to steam-cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.  The potato should be slightly firm at this point.  (Fork tender.)  Add the sambar powder, stir fry for another couple minutes until potato is well coated. Switch off heat and leave it covered until ready to eat - the steam from the potato as it cools will finish cooking the potato.

Oven Roasted Root Vegetables

A fall vegetable medley...parsnips, carrots, turnips, rutabagas, beets, red potatoes, sweet potatoes, or any combination thereof, roasted in the oven, yield creamy interiors caramel-y exterior

2 parsnips, peeled and sliced diagonally
2 carrots, peeled and sliced diagonally
2 turnips, peeled and cubed
2 red potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 sweet potato, peeled and cubed
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
freshly grated black pepper
salt


Preheat oven to 350.  Combine all ingredients in a baking tray and mix well.  Bake for an hour, until potatoes are cooked through.

Sweet Potato Waffles

Another sweet potato recipe - I really like this, although it is a little heavier than your typical waffle.

1 3/4 cup flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3 eggs, yolks and whites separated
1 1/2 cups milk (room temperature)
1 to 2 tablespoons honey (optional)
6 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup pureed sweet potatoes (I used 1 can cut sweet potatoes and blended them)

Heat waffle iron.

Whisk together: flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg in a medium bowl.

In a small bowl put the egg yolks, milk, honey, butter and sweet potatoes.  Blend together well.  Pour into dry ingredients and mix with a spatula JUST until combined.  Whisk egg whites until stiff peaks form.  Fold gently into the batter. Put about a 1/3 cup of batter on each side of the waffle iron (I used the rectangle waffle iron).  Cook according to manufacturers instructions.

Makes about 8 waffle squares.

Sweet Potato Bread

We were given several cans of sweet potatoes . . . I predict a few more sweet potato recipes coming up. This one is adapted from allrecipes.com version.

1/2 cup vegetable oil (or, substitute applesauce)
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed sweet potatoes (1 can, rinsed and mashed)
1/3 cup water
1 3/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/8 teaspoon ginger powder
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Mix together sugar and oil.  Beat in eggs, one by one.  Stir in mashed sweet potatoes and water.  In a separate bowl, whisk together dry ingredients.  Stir into the sweet potato mixture 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well.  Pour into 2 small greased loaf pans and bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.