BAKED SWEET POTATOES WITH GHEE

* Prep time: 5 min
* Cook time: 30 min
* Total time: 36 hrs
* Yields 12 sweet potato halves
Ingredients
* 6 sweet potatoes
* 1 tsp cumin
* 1/4 tsp black pepper
* 1/2 tsp coriander seeds
* 1/2 tsp dried rose petals or hibiscus
* 1/2 tsp cinnamon
* 1/4 tsp cardamom
* Fleur de sel (or any salt you have on hand) to taste
* 3 tsp ghee (or butter)


Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Rinse and scrub sweet potatoes
3. poke with a fork 3-4 times
4. bake 30 to 40 minutes
5. While the sweet potatoes are roasting, toast all the spices except the rose petals in a dry pan ( do not use a non-stick pan)until fragrant. p
6. Transfer the toasted spices to a mortar and pestle and grind coarsely (or as finely as desired).
7. When the potatoes are roasted and soft all the way through, remove from the oven. Allow to cool slightly. Cut in half.
8. Sprinkle each half with salt and seasoning, then add a dab of butter or ghee (about 1/4 tsp per half).
Nutrition Info
Serving Size 1 sweet potato Sodium 387mg
Calories 130 Trans Fat 0g
Carbohydrates 27g Fat 2g
Protein 2g Cholesterol 5g

(indiaphile.info)