Chickpea Sweet Potato Curry

October 22, 2023mayurisjikoni

Recipe: Chickpea Sweet Potato Curry

Chickpea Sweet Potato Curry is a healthy, mildly spiced, gluten free, vegan curry that is made in a jiffy. A totally different kind of curry from the normal curries that well known in the Indian Cuisine. A few every day pantry ingredients and the curry comes together within 30 minutes. Add ginger, garlic, green chillis according to your taste. I find this curry is well received and thoroughly enjoyed by my non Indian friends.

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Renu who blogs at Cook With Renu suggested we make a snack, sweet or main dish for Diwali. Right now it is a bit too early for me to think of something sweet, as Diwali is almost a month away. However, decided to redo my Chickpea Sweet Potato Curry for the theme as that is definitely on the menu when I host a Diwali lunch on 12th Nov.

Diwali is on that day. My son, his partner and her grandmother will be joining us for lunch. The grandmother has not tasted any Indian dish which is surprising as these days Indian Restaurants are almost in all cities and towns and Frozen Ready Indian Meals are available in most supermarkets. She is open to tasting Indian food, so have planned to use her favourite..sweet potato.

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I had first prepared Chickpea Sweet Potato Curry for the Blogging Marathon theme Healthy Weekday Lunches. I’d posted this recipe on 24/06/2017. After that prepared it several times but using the the purple skinned ones that are commonly available in Kenya. These sweet potatoes tend be sweet and the flesh is white.

Had to try out the curry with the orange fleshed sweet potatoes that I get in Magog. Must say the curry tastes divine and not so sweet. I find the orange sweet potatoes are less sweeter than the white ones.

For the Healthy Weekday Lunches theme I wanted to make my followers aware that not all Indian Curries are rich with lots of spices, oil/ghee and cream. Our every day curries tend to be lighter, both spice and fat wise. The other reason I use to make this curry often was because my daughter would take packed lunch from home. And this curry was what she enjoyed as it did not make her feel sleepy and lethargic.

Republished this recipe with updated write up and photos on 22/10/2023

A Bit About Sweet Potatoes

Did you know that sweet potato is ever so healthy? They are a good source of Vitamins A, B6. C and D. Sweet potatoes also contain iron and are a good source of essential minerals like magnesium, potassium. Sweet potato is good for diabetics. The natural sweetness is slowly released into the bloodstream that ensures a balanced and regular source of energy. They also are a good source of fiber which helps in digestion.

Did you know that Sweet Potato and Potato are not from the same family? Though both grow under the ground they are different. Potatoes belong to the nightshade family while sweet potatoes are from the morning glory family. Sweet potato skins can be yellow, purple, brown or white. The flesh can be white, orange or purple.

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Ingredients Required For Chickpea Sweet Potato Curry

Sweet Potato

Peeled and cut into small cubes. Take a sweet potato that is about 500g or chopped about 2½ cups. Add the chopped sweet potato to a bowlful of water till required. This prevents it from oxidizing and turning dark brown or black.

Chickpeas

Use canned or dried variety. If you use dried chickpeas, you need to soak them overnight in warm water. Drain out the water, wash the chickpeas and cook them in the pressure cooker (3 whistles) or the Instant Pot (pressure cook) or in a saucepan. Drain out the water and use the chickpeas for the curry.

Coconut Milk

I used canned coconut milk. Can use the lite or normal one.

Onion

Red, white or yellow. Peeld and finely chopped. Need a medium sized onion or about 1 cup chopped.

Garlic

Peel and mince.

Ginger

Scrape the skin with a serrated knife and finely chop or grate.

Green Chillis

Paste or finely chopped. If you don’t get fresh Indian Green Chillis use jalapeno or serrano. Be careful, they too can be hot.

Cumin Seeds

Jeera, jiru.Easily available online or in any Indian Grocery Shop.

Oil

Can use any oil of your choice. Can use coconut oil if you want to. I used sunflower oil.

Turmeric Powder

haldi, hardar. It is easily available in the supermarkets, online or in an Indian Store.

Garam Masala

Easily available online or in any Indian Shop.

Fresh Mint or Coriander

For this curry I love to add mint as it adds a lot of refreshing flavour.

Lemon Juice

Add according to your taste. It helps to balance the sweet taste.

Salt

Add according to your taste.

Water

Need some to cook the sweet potato.

Nut Powder

Helps to thicken the curry a bit. Can use either almond or cashew nut powder.