SWEET POTATO CURRY

INGREDIENTS:

            Sweet potato – 1 cup

            Small onions – 5

            Mustard seed – ¼  tsp

            Urad dhal – ½ tsp

            Cumin – ½ tsp

            Sambar powder – ¾ tsp

            Asafotedia – a pinch

            Curry leaves – 1 leaflet

            Coriander leaves – a little

METHOD:

1.    Peel the skin of the sweet potato and cut into small slices or cubes.

2.    Take a pan with 3 cups of  water and allow it to boil.

3.    Add sweet potato cubes, turmeric and salt leave it for 2 minutes until it is cooked well. Sweet potato doesn’t take long time to get cooked.

4.    Drain the water completely and  keep aside.

5.    Take a pan and add oil. Add mustard, cumin and wait till it splutters. Add urad dhal and mix till it becomes golden brown.

6.    Add cut onions and saute well until nice aroma comes out. Add sambar powder, asafotedia and the boiled sweet potatoes. Mix well and leave it on low flame for 3 minutes.

7.    Garnish with coriander leaves.

Health Benefits:

            Sweet potatoes help to build healthy bones, heart, nerves, skin and teeth and helps healthy functioning of thyroid gland.

            It contains iron, magnesium and potassium. They help to build healthy immune system, regulate the heart beat and give relief from stress.

            It have high antioxidiants that protects the body against cancer and against the effects of aging.They contain high carotenoids which help to strengthen eyesight and boost immunity.      

Sweet potatoes have a low glycemic index (which means they release sugar slowly into the bloodstream). Sweet potatoes  unlike other starchy foods that elevate blood sugar rapidly after [they’re consumed] due to their metabolism into sugar will help steady the levels of blood sugar