Want a healthy snack? Then why not try my masala-spiced sweet potato wedges?
Enjoy them on their own, or as a side dish to accompany a main dish. Whichever way you choose, savour their spicy sweetness as they melt in your mouth.
Sweet potatoes are a good source of fibre, vitamin C, Vitamin A, carbohydrates, and antioxidants; thus, they are a healthy alternative to the common potato. To keep these sweet potato wedges as healthy as possible, I use only a small amount of oil for the roasting. I also have a loaded sweet potato recipe and my sweet potato lentil shepherd's pie for you to try.
By the way, the sweet potato is only a distant relative of the common potato. In fact, they are part of the bindweed family, the sweet potato being the tuberous root.
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Spiced Sweet Potato Wedges Recipe Inspiration
I have fond memories of holiday visits to my cousins in Old Delhi. When wandering through the narrow cobbled streets, the tempting aromas from street food vendors often proved too much to resist. We would often head for the vendor selling hot, sweet potatoes with spices and lime juice.
The sweet potatoes were roasted in a mini mobile clay pot filled with hot charcoal. As a result, the sweet potatoes had a wonderful earthy flavour. To try to reproduce these earthy flavours in my recipe, I use Kala namak (rock salt), Chaat masala, and mint.
Kala namak is believed to offer health benefits, including aiding digestion and relieving heartburn.
This spice has the savoury umami taste. Together with sweet, salty, sour and bitter, umami is one of the five tastes, often referred to as the fifth taste.
Chaat masala spice mix is one of my favourite flavour boosters. Indeed, I call it my tangy "oomph" powder.
Typically, it contains dried mango (Amchoor), cumin, coriander, dried ginger, black pepper, asafoetida and chilli powder. Producing a tangy powder that is often added at the end when making a dish.
📖 Recipe
Masala Spiced Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges
Ingredients
- 700 g Sweet potato
- 50 g Red onion
- 1 teaspoon Olive oil
- 10 g Garlic
- 1 teaspoon Cumin powder
- 0.5 teaspoon Chaat masala
- Juice of half a Lime
- A few sprigs of Mint
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 200º C
- Wash and dry the sweet potato. Cut into wedges
- Slice the Red onion into even size, not too thin
- In a bowl, grate the Garlic and add the Kala namak, cumin powder, olive oil and sliced red onion
- Add the sweet potato wedges and give it a toss, making sure the wedges are well covered
- Roast the the wedges for about 20 minutes
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle with with Chaat masala
- Squeeze the lime juice over the wedges and garnish with mint leaves if desired
Nutrition
Substitutions
If you are not a sweet potato fan, you can substitute them with "real" potatoes. Remember to leave the skins on. That is where all the flavour is.
More Snack Recipes to Try
If you enjoyed these masala sweet potato fries, here are a few more easy snack recipes to try. Perfect for sharing, grazing, or serving as a quick bite, these recipes bring plenty of flavour to snack time.
Food Safety
- Wash your hands regularly while preparing, handling and cooking food.
- Wipe down countertops and high-contact points regularly.
- If you cook meat and fish, do not use the same utensils on cooked food that previously touched raw meat. Use separate chopping boards for meat and fish. Wash your chopping boards immediately after use.
- Thoroughly cook food to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C).
- Don't leave food at room temperature for extended periods (more than 2 hours).
- Store food correctly.
Ruchi says
That’s the one! Yes. Sweet and Tangy. Sweet potatoes are my favorite. I enjoyed making it. Will post pic next time.
Chef Tripti says
Thank you very much! I look forward to seeing the pics!