- Serves
- 4
- Portion
- ≈110 g
- Time
- Cook 30 min
- Texture
- Soft
- Season
- AutumnOctober
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Vata-pacifying, sweet
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (4 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet potato (shakarkandi) | 2 medium | 400 g | 2000 g | |
| Ghee (cow) | 1 tsp | 5 g | 25 g | |
| Cumin (jeera) | ½ tsp roasted, powdered | 2 g | 10 g | |
| Black pepper | ¼ tsp | 0.5 g | 2.5 g | |
| Rock salt (sendha namak) | ⅓ tsp rock salt | 2 g | 10 g | |
| Lemon juice | 1 tbsp | 15 ml | 75 ml | |
| Pomegranate arils | ½ cup arils | 60 g | 300 g | |
| Coriander leaves | 1 tbsp | 5 g | 25 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Steam or roast sweet potatoes 25 minutes until fully soft.
Step 2: Peel and cut into cubes.
Step 3: Toss with ghee, roasted cumin, pepper, rock salt and lemon.
Step 4: Top with pomegranate and coriander; serve warm.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
113kcal
Energy
2g
Protein
1.6g
Fat
23.5g
Carbohydrate
3.8g
Fibre
0.5g
Salt
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
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