Chat of Sweet Potato in Winter

 

Today is eighteenth of November of  2017 .From two days I am feeling much cold.We love The winter season  is special as winter food is benefecial.The days are passed with orange ,hot tea and other salad items for me which are befecial to me and I love sweet potato chat .Shakarkandi Ki Chaat is slow roasted sweet potatoes over coals, peeled, cubed and topped with salt, spices and orange or lemon juice, all this the expert vendors do in minutes and serve it over a banana leaf or paper with toothpicks inserted in the sweet potatoes for convenient eating as you go about your business. The smoky aroma of coals mingled with cooked sweet potatoes and fresh citrus is very hard to resist as you walk by, and there really is no need to resist because this is as healthy a snack as one can wish for and keeps the tummy filled up for a long while.

Sweet potatoes contain Omega 3, fatty acids magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and zinc and vitamins A, B, C, K and E.Sweet potato is considered as an excellent source of natural, health-promoting compounds known as beta-carotene and anthocyanin. Beta-carotene is known to reduce the risk of several chronic diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, age-related macular degeneration, and cataracts. Anthocyanin fights pigmentation and provides anti-inflammatory benefits to the skin. Vitamins A, B, and C have antioxidant properties that help in fighting against damage caused by free radicals

Recipe

2 medium-sized sweet potatoes

Half a lemon

Chaat Masala, to taste

Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees

Pierce the sweet  potatoes a few times to stop them exploding in the oven.  Roast for about 30-45 minutes – they should feel soft but not mushy when pierced with a knife.

Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into dice, sprinkle with masala and lemon juice and dig in.