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Indian Spiced Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Simple roasted sweet potatoes with Indian spices

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 30 min
Total: 35 min
Servings: 4
Indian Spiced Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

  • 6 sweet potatoes
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1/2 tsp dried rose petals
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp cardamom
  • Fleur de sel (or any salt you have on hand to taste)
  • 3 tsp ghee (or butter)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  2. Rinse and scrub sweet potatoes
  3. poke with a fork 3-4 times
  4. bake 30 to 40 minutes
  5. While the sweet potatoes are roasting, toast all the spices except the rose petals in a dry pan ( do not use a non-stick pan)until fragrant. p
  6. Transfer the toasted spices to a mortar and pestle and grind coarsely (or as finely as desired).
  7. When the potatoes are roasted and soft all the way through, remove from the oven. Allow to cool slightly. Cut in half.
  8. Sprinkle each half with salt and seasoning, then add a dab of butter or ghee (about 1/4 tsp per half).

Nutrition

  • Calories: 328
  • Carbohydrates: 69
  • Protein: 5
  • Fat: 4
  • Saturated Fat: 2
  • Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2
  • Monounsaturated Fat: 1
  • Cholesterol: 10
  • Sodium: 188
  • Potassium: 1159
  • Fiber: 11
  • Sugar: 14
  • Vitamin A: 48102
  • Vitamin C: 8
  • Calcium: 112
  • Iron: 2