Fried Sweet Potato

Fried Sweet Potato

Sweet potato is one of the healthy foods. It contains beta-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin B6, Vitamin D and iron. Despite its high sugar content, sweet potato helps in regulation of blood sugar level.
Nutritional information on sweet potato is found here. When buying sweet potatoes, select those that are small to medium size and avoid large ones. Look for unbruised and smooth skin. Sweet potatoes can be stored without refrigeration for up to 4 weeks. But try to use it within one week of purchase.

Japan, purple, orange and red sweet potato varieties

Sweet potatoes can be taken raw, steamed, boiled or fried. Young leaves and shoots are also edible.

Orange and red sweet potato

Sweet potato can be cooked in many different ways. This is a savory snack. Although I am adding a little chili powder the snack will not be hot because of the sweetness of the sweet potato.
                                      
Today I am going to deep fry it for a healthy and delicious snack.

I am using orange and red sweet potatoes.

                                      Recipe summary
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                                      Fried sweet potato

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Serves :4

Fried Sweet Potato

1. Wash peel and slice 200 grams sweet potato into ¾ inch cubes. Mix well with 1 teaspoon chili powder, 1/4 tsp pepper and 1 teaspoon salt to marinate for ten minutes.


2. In a large frying pan or a wok add ¼ cup vegetable oil and heat it. When the oil is hot add the sweet potato pieces and fry in low heat for 10 minutes.
Drain off the potato pieces.

That is it.

  Fried Sweet Potato is ready.                                

                                    Recipe follows in detail with pictures.

                                     

                      

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Serves :4

                                                       

Ingredients
Main

200 grams sweet potatoes
Others

¼ cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 tsp pepper powder

Preparation

Wash peel and slice the sweet potato into ¾ inch cubes. 

Cut sweet potato

Mix well with chili powder, pepper and salt to marinate for ten minutes.

       Potato marinated with chili powder,
                     pepper  and salt

Method

In a large frying pan or a wok add the vegetable oil and heat it. When the oil is hot add the sweet potato pieces and fry in low heat for 10 minutes.

Potato being fried in a wok

Drain off the potato pieces.

That is it.