Sweet Potato And Spinach Curry

Sweet Potato And Spinach Curry
4.5 from 2 ratings
This is a really hearty dish that's perfect for when the winter nights start to draw in and you need a little comfort. The sweet potatoes and spinach create a delicious balance in flavors with the chilli and warm, bright spices. Recipe courtesy of Hari Ghotra. 
Prep Time
10
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
Servings
4
servings
Total time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
  • 1 teaspoon rapeseed oil
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
  • 2 red onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 large cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
  • 2 green chillies,, thinly sliced
  • 1 coriander seeds
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • salt to taste
  • 1-2 sweet potatoes, diced (about 700g)
  • 300 gram spinach, coarsely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 tablespoon flaked almonds, toasted
Directions
  1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the cumin seeds, once fragrant add the mustard seeds. As they start to pop add the onion.
  2. Stir and cook until it's translucent then add the garlic.
  3. After a few minutes stir in the ginger, and chilli. You may need to add a splash of water too.
  4. Grind the coriander seeds to a powder in a pestle and mortar.
  5. Place the ground coriander and turmeric in a bowl and add a little water to produce a spice paste.
  6. Once the onions have browned, pour in the spices paste and heat until fragrant.
  7. Add some salt then reduce the heat then add the sweet potato cubes. Stir to coat with the spices.
  8. Leave to cook gently for about 25-30 minutes, keep checking but do not stir too much. If you need to, you can add a little splash of water.
  9. Once the sweet potatoes are soft add the spinach and stir together.
  10. In a frying pan add some flaked almonds and toast for 1-2 minutes until a little brown and crisp.
  11. Remove from the pan and set to one side.
  12. Once the spinach has wilted taste and adjust seasoning if required.
  13. Remove from the heat and stir in some garam masala.
  14. Top with the flaked almonds to serve.