For those of you who like sweet potatoes

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I don’t, but my husband does. I also was reading the other thread and realize quite a few folks prefer it over regular potato.

Here’s a great recipe shared by a Somalian friend.

1 large sweet potato skinned and cut into cubes.
1/2 can of coconut milk
a pinch of salt
1 tsp sugar

Boil sweet potato and when done (make sure water has dried up), mash in the pot along with the rest of the ingredients. Serve as a side with steak, etc.

Another way to have it:

Bake a sweet potato (rub skin with some olive oil, place in a brown paper bag and microwave), slit, top each side with butter and coarsely ground pepper.

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Re: For those of you who like sweet potatoes

i like sweet potatoes :D

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Re: For those of you who like sweet potatoes

that is a yum dish.

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i usually bake them with salt, pepper, dried basil, and cumin...so yummy

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My mom likes it savory. Baked in the microwave...put a few pats of butter on it....and sprinkle some chaat masala/lemon juice.

Me....I prefer them sweet. Baked in the microwave. Pour maple syrup on top....sprinkle some cinnamon and crushed granola. Don't really like the mushy texture of SP...so I gotta have some crunch to counter it.

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Oh man sweet potato fries are the best! Cut them up, soak them in water and bake in the oven! We eat them with this mayo dip (mayo and laal mirch). it's YUM!

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sweet potato is better on glycemic index and has more nutritional value as well.
so those who have not tried it…try it

sadly many people avoid it saying well we dont want all that sugar and would stick with regular potato. :smack: they could not be more wrong

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I tried eating them regularly. But it’s not something that comes easy to me. I’m not overly fond of the mushy texture or the sweet taste. And yes, I’ve tried them as oven-baked fries as well…and liked them the least of the ways I’ve prepared SP. They are packed with nutrients though.

I think I’ll try it in yogurt-based chaat in the future. Substitute potatoes with SP, add yogurt, chanay, tomatoes, garam masala, etc.

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Re: For those of you who like sweet potatoes

not a big fan but do enjoy the thailay wala version you get in Pakistan.. shakar-qandi boiled and cut in cubes, tossed with lemon and chat masala .

Also you can cut it in wedges and bake or grill with salt and pepper. Or coat wedges with a mixture of flour,salt,pepper and fry.

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Sweet potato is cousin of what we call in desh , skakar qandi , So you can make kheer with it , I loved it when my ammi used to make shakar qandi key kheer.
Allah marhooma walda mohtarma ko jannat ata karay , Ameen.

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i love shweett potato

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Love sweet potato!!! Be it mashed, fried, baked, roasted, blended into soups, an addition into curries, chowders, tagines, stews.... options are endless.

Niks, the sweet potato recipe you posted is similar to the Burmese one i make, but has slightly more ingredients (chillies, garlic, onion, cumin, black pepper, ginger, soy sauce, lemon juice)