A very simple and tasty sweet potato (ratale) bhaji! Sweet potatoes come in different colours; in India, they are usually white. Sweet potatoes are highly nutritious and very healthy (you can read more about them on Wikipedia).
Ingredients
- Sweet potato, peeled and cut into cubes: 1 cup
- Desi ghee: 2 tsp
- Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
- Hing (asafoetida): 1/2 tsp
- Salt: 1/2 tsp, or to taste
- Sugar: 1/4 tsp
- Freshly grated coconut: 2 tsp
- Chopped coriander: 2 tsp
Method
- Heat the desi ghee in a heavy-bottomed pan or kadhai.
- When the ghee is hot, add the cumin seeds, then the hing.
- Add the sweet potato.
- Add the salt and sugar and mix well.
- Cover the pan and cook for 5 minutes. Sweet potato cooks quickly.
- Open the lid and stir gently. If it is not cooked yet, cover again for 2 minutes.
- Add the fresh coconut and coriander and mix well.
Serve hot. This bhaji goes well with vari chaval or sabudana khichdi.
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