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spiced hasselback sweet potatoes recipe video

Spiced Hasselback Sweet Potatoes | Video

Hasselback sweet potatoes taken to the next level with spiced dry rub. Served with garlic infused yogurt sauce, these are perfect for your holiday parties. Gluten free and vegan (minus burani raita)!
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Course: Side Dishes
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Additional Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Author :Nish Kitchen
Servings 5

Ingredients

Spice mix:

  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin cumin powder
  • 2 teaspoon garam masala
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon kasuri methi dried fenugreek leaves

Sweet potatoes:

  • 5 medium sweet potatoes
  • 10 teaspoon olive oil 2 teaspoon oil on each sweet potato
  • 5 teaspoon butter
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Burani raita:

  • 1 cup yogurt lightly whisked
  • 3 large garlic cloves minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin cumin powder
  • ½ teaspoon red chili powder
  • Black salt or regular salt to taste
  • Chopped coriander cilantro leaves, to garnish

Instructions

Spice mix:

  • Combine together ground cumin, garam masala, cayenne pepper and kasuri methi in a bowl. Set aside.

Sweet potatoes:

  • Preheat oven to 220 C / 425 F. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Set aside.
  • Place one sweet potato on the cutting board. Place wooden chopsticks or butter knives on both sides of the sweet potato lengthwise. Using a sharp knife, make ¼ inch slices, cutting down vertically. Make sure you leave ¼ inch of the sweet potatoes intact. Repeat with the remaining sweet potatoes.
  • Arrange sweet potatoes on the baking tray. Sprinkle with the spice mix. Season with salt and pepper. Pour 2 teaspoon olive oil over the potatoes. Place 1 teaspoon butter on each sweet potato. Bake for 50 mins-1hr or until tender. Using a fork, gently fan out the slices.

Burani raita:

  • Place yogurt, garlic, cumin and red chili powder in a bowl. Stir to combine. Season with black salt.
  • Serve sweet potatoes with burani raita.

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Notes

- Substitute sweet potatoes with potatoes if you like.
- This recipe is gluten free. If you are looking for a vegan version, substitute raita with vegan mayonnaise.
-Black salt is a classic ingredient used in Indian cooking and is easily available from Indian grocery stores. If not, substitute with regular salt
-Garnish with fried bacon or pecans if you like

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 173mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 11g