Name: Tamarind-glazed sweet potatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 sweet potatoes peeled and cut into large chunks; 1 red onion ½ roughly chopped ½ finely chopped to serve; 4 tsp coconut oil melted; 1 tbsp cornflour; handful of coriander chopped; 3 tsp melted coconut oil; 3 garlic cloves minced; 1 tsp chilli flakes; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp maple syrup; 1 tbsp tamarind concentrate (or 2 tbsp tamarind paste); ¼ tsp ground cumin

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Tamarind-glazed sweet potatoes

Tamarind-glazed sweet potatoes

Crystelle Pereira

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 35 mins

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Try a new take on Christmas potatoes. The sourness of the tamarind with the freshness of coriander and red onions cuts through the sweetness

Dairy-free

Egg-free

Low fat

Vegan

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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3 sweet potatoes

peeled and cut into large chunks
1 red onion

½ roughly chopped ½ finely chopped to serve
4 tsp coconut oil

melted
1 tbsp cornflour
handful of coriander

chopped

For the glaze

3 tsp melted coconut oil
3 garlic cloves

minced
1 tsp chilli flakes
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp tamarind

concentrate (or 2 tbsp tamarind paste)
¼ tsp ground cumin

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal200
fat4g
saturates3g
carbs36g
sugars21g
fibre5g
protein2g
salt0.9g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Toss the sweet potato and roughly chopped onions with the oil, cornflour, and some salt and pepper to coat. Spread out on a baking tray. Roast for 35-40 mins until golden, tossing halfway.
step 2

To make the glaze, heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the garlic for 1 min over a low heat. Stir in the remaining ingredients and bubble for 1 min. Tip the roasted potatoes and onions into the pan and toss to coat. Pile onto a platter and scatter with the finely chopped onions and chopped coriander.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, Christmas 2023

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