Sweet potato with coconut sabji / poriyal

Ingredients:

Sweet potato – cut into wedges

Urad dal / ulundu paruppu

For masala:

Fresh Coconut

½ Onion chopped

2 cloves garlic

Dry red chilies

Curry leaves

Steps:

• ·         In a hot kadai add little oil and toss the chopped onion, curry leaves and dry chilies
• ·         Grind all the masala ingredients together  - keep it aside
• ·         Boil the sweet potato wedges with little salt for few 5 mins
• ·         Drain the water and keep it aside
• ·         Now heat oil in kadai / pan again, add 2 tsp urad dal to it
• ·         When they are slightly brown add the masala paste in it – sauté for few mins with turmeric powder and salt ( red chili powder / pepper powder – optional )
• ·         Now add the wedges – sauté well for a while and then cook covered for few mins with a little water to it. This can be served with both Roti and Rice.

*** I dint add turmeric powder but you can if you wish.