Sweet Potato Sabzi / Genasina Palya

Sweet Potatos are called 'Genasu' in Kannada. Back in India, my mom used to make a sweetish sabzi out of it which I really loved. But after coming here, Naveen never let me buy Sweet potatos saying they dont taste as good as the ones in India. But this time, I was deterimed to make it!! I got it home yesterday and tried it out myself. Naveen was right in a way.... Sweet potatos here are not as sweet as the ones in India. But since the sabzi I was making was meant to be sweetish, I adjusted it by adding a little jaggery/sugar. This sabzi goes really well with rice-rasam combo!! Also, in the traditional recipe sweet potatoes are mashed but here I preferred to keep them as pieces. Here's the recipe!! Hope you like it.....

This will also be my entry for Nupur's 'S' of A-Z of Indian Vegetables.

Ingredients:

1 Sweet potato, medium sized

2 tbsp Grated coconut

2 tsp Ghee/butter

1/2 tsp Mustard seeds

1 tsp Chana - Urad dal mixture

3-4 tbsp Sugar/Jaggery

1 tsp Salt

2-3 strands Cilantro

Method:

1. Wash, peel and chop sweet potato into 1 " cubes. Cook then in a microwave with some water for about 10 mins or until they are cooked. You can even pressure cook them. Remove excess water and keep aside.


2. Heat ghee in a kadai. Add mustard seeds and the dal mixture. Add cooked sweet potatos after the dal turns golden brown. Saute regularly.


3. Add salt, sugar and mix well. Adjust the sweetness according to your taste.


4. Add grated coconut, cilantro and mix well.


5. Serve hot with rice-rasam combo or even rotis and enjoi!!!