Highly nutritious sweet potato tikki recipe

Sweet potatoes are in season and I am experimenting by using them in place of potatoes in as many recipes as I can. They are rich in fibre and help improve gut flora and microbiota. These tikkis are super easy to make and because the sweet potatoes have a distinct flavour of their own you don’t need to use too many spices as you do when cooking with potatoes.

Ingredients

Sweet potatoes: 4 medium sized or 250gms

Coriander powder: 2 tsp

Red chilli powder: 1 tsp

Salt: as per your preference

Dry mango powder [amchur]: 1 tsp

How to make sweet potato tikki

1. 1. Wash the sweet potatoes well. You may need to scrub them with a brush if there’s too much mud stuck on it.
   2. Then boil the sweet potatoes. I boiled them in a pressure cooker for 2 whistles.
   3. Allow the steam to escape totally then open the cooker, drain the water and let the sweet potatoes cool a little.

1. 1. Once they are cool, peel the skin. If the skin is very thin, you need not peel it. Mash the sweet potatoes well, in a bowl. Then add coriander powder, red chilli powder, salt and dry mango powder. Mix well and make small tikkis or patties.

1. Heat a pan and add a little oil to grease it. Cook the tikkis on both sides till they have browned well. Eat them hot with some mint chutney or tamarind date chutney.