Nutritious And Delicious: 10 Indian Sweet Potato Dishes

By Vidushi Singh 

Elevate your Indian culinary experience with these wholesome sweet potato dishes, offering a balance of taste and nutrition. From chaat to curries, savor the goodness of sweet potatoes in every bite.

1. Sweet Potato Chaat

Roasted sweet potatoes tossed with chaat masala, lemon juice, and garnished with fresh coriander leaves and pomegranate seeds.

2. Sweet Potato Sabzi

Cubed sweet potatoes cooked with cumin seeds, turmeric, red chili powder, and other spices to make a flavorful and nutritious side dish.

3. Sweet Potato Paratha

Whole wheat flatbread stuffed with a mixture of mashed sweet potatoes, spices, and herbs, then cooked on a griddle with minimal oil.

4. Sweet Potato Sambar

A South Indian lentil stew with sweet potatoes, lentils, tamarind, and aromatic spices like mustard seeds, curry leaves, and asafoetida.

5. Sweet Potato Upma

A savory breakfast dish made with semolina and diced sweet potatoes, flavored with curry leaves, mustard seeds, and green chilies.

6. Sweet Potato Tikki

Shallow-fried sweet potato patties mixed with spices, breadcrumbs, and green peas. Serve with mint chutney or yogurt for a healthy snack.

7. Sweet Potato Curry

Sweet potatoes cooked in a flavorful curry sauce made with onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, and spices like cumin, coriander, and garam masala.

8. Sweet Potato Kheer

A creamy and aromatic dessert made by simmering grated sweet potatoes, milk, cardamom, and nuts until thickened. Sweetened with honey.

9. Sweet Potato Poriyal

A South Indian stir-fry dish with grated potatoes, tempered with mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, and shredded coconut.

10. Sweet Potato Rasam

A tangy soup-like dish made with sweet potatoes, tamarind juice, tomatoes, spices, and a tadka of mustard seeds and curry leaves.