Cultivation of sweet potato started from 750 BC by the Portuguese and Spanish people. There are many Asians who are there who developed the urge of growing it and definitely loved this vegetable.
You can check the various importance and significance of this sweet potato in Indian cuisine. You can make many curries, halwa, sweet dishes and even fries with this.
The sweet potato is purple, white, pink and yellow in color. This is being used for different types of dyes that are being made from it.
Uses of Sweet Potatoes in Bengali & Indian Cooking
Sweet Potato is not a vegetable, it is a root. It has a wonderful sweet and succulent taste of its own.
This vegetable is actually cherished all over the nation but you can say that it is having a faded importance of its own as it is not such an important vegetable of its own.
The reason that these sweet potatoes are famous is just because it does not take much time to cook but at the same time it is versatile in taste.
You can simply boil, make curries, grill it and even bake it. There are so many recipes that are good for your taste.
This is a simple curry which is made with sweet potato, tomatoes, herbs, onion and other regular spices. You can cook this and keep it for two long days in your refrigerator.
In fact, you can serve it with your choice of flat bread like roti, paratha, dosa or even some pulses. In South Indian cuisines these are also made with delicious and tender egg plants.
Shakarkandi ki Chaat
This is actually potatoes when cut in a small shape and then mixed with masalas with lime juice to form a snack which is known as Shakarkandi ki Chaat.
This is a snack which is made with sweet potatoes with some regular spicy masala. Other than that, it is coming with a unique dip that is simply made with Amla.
Tikkis
The sweet potatoes are being boiled and then smashed. Then with some aromatic spices it is blended and formed into tikkis.
Sweet Potato Puffs
Sweet potato puffs are being made with a sweet potato stuffing which is made with sweet potato, tomatoes, herbs, onion and other regular spices.
This sweet potato is being cooked along with rice which is good for your diet.
Sambhariya Saahk
This is a typical mixed vegetable made with sweet potato, brinjal and other vegetables. It is mixed with different spices and made into a perfect veg mix for roti and sabji.
Gajbaje
Gajbaje is a Konkani dish which is actually made with different vegetables like taro, sweet potato, bamboo shoots, amaranth leaves in the coconutmilk.
Sweet Potato Rabri, Malpua, Halwa and Even Hheer
These are all made with sweet potato with the extraction and then combination with sweetening agents along with some garnishing nuts.
You can peel it or not. Just cut the sweet potatoes and fry it until it is brown in color and then spread some masalas along with it.
Sweet Potato Masala
This is prepared with sweet potato, tomatoes, herbs, onion and masalas like turmeric, cumin, coriander and red chili powder. All are being cooked to form a spicy yet sweet gravy curry of sweet potato.
Sweet Potato Khichdi
This is a traditional Gujarati dish which is being made with grated sweet potatoes, lime juice and green chilies. This is a traditional sweet potato dish which is no doubt giving you a wonderful feeling with a light touch.
Sweet Potato & Prawn
This is made with sweet potato with some masalas and then cooked with prawn. It is simply considered as the best one to taste with prawn and other items like tomatoes, herbs, onion and masalas like turmeric, cumin, coriander and red chili powder.
Chicken with Sweet Potato
This is a very light gravy dish where sweet potato is being used to bring a sweetness in the whole dish. The whole spices mixed with fresh dill leaves to give a beautiful whole some food.
The chloe is being cooked with turmeric, cumin, coriander, red chili powder and chole masala along with tomatoes, onion and gingergarlic paste. Additionally, in this dish to add the sweet flavor small sweet potato chucks are being cut.
The potato is being smashed and then with ghee, salt, and chilis it is being mashed to form a mashed potato which tastes wonderful and equally tasty. You can also add some lime juice and chopped onions.
