Sweet Potato Curry - South Indian Style
Sweet Potato Curry can be an excellent substitute to traditional potato curry that is served with south Indian meals. The mild sweetness in the sweet potatoes bring a different flavor profile that especially kids love.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Curry, Kids Friendly, Poriyal and Subzi,, Side Dishes
Cuisine: Asian, South Indian, Tamil Nadu
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 4 People
Calories: 234kcal
- 4 Sweet potatoes
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds kadugu
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder manjal podi
- 1 teaspoon Chili powder or based on your spice level
- 1 teaspoon Dhania Jeera powder
- few Curry leaves
- to taste Salt
Peel the potatoes and chop them into small pieces (about ¼ inch cubes).
Heat oil in a non stick pan or a cast iron pan. Once the oil heats, add the mustard seeds and turmeric powder.
Once the mustard seeds sputter add the chili powder, dhania jeera powder, salt and curry leaves and fry for a minute.
Now add the chopped sweet potatoes and give it a good mix. Cover it with a lid and let the potatoes cook until soft. Take care that you don’t overcook it, because then it will become very mushy. Open the pan when they still have a slight bite to them. This will take about 8 mins.
Let the sweet potatoes cook over medium high heat until they develop a nice brown layer to it. Keep stirring in between to ensure even browning.
Serve the Sweet Potato Curry with rice and sambhar/rasam.
- I have noticed that sweet potatoes cook quickly when compared to regular potatoes. So keep an eye out when you are cooking them. You don’t want them to end up as a mushy mass.
- I purposefully make this curry in excess, so that the next day, this ends up as a lunch sandwich for my 7 yr old. I heat up the curry a bit and then place in between slices of bread and cheese. The cheese when melts, helps to hold the vegetable well and it serves great as a lunch sandwich.
Calories: 234kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 133mg | Potassium: 796mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 32211IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 2mg