Sweet potato as the name suggests tastes sweet and for many dishes used as a substitute for sugar. It is highly used the harvest festival "Pongal" In Tamil Nadu. Sweet potato provides numerous health benefits and is used to prepare curry, dal and sweet preparations. Chips made of sweet potato is preferred by elders where as steamed sweet potato is enjoyed by kids. Here is a recipe of sweet potato sambhar:

INGREDIENTS:

Sweet potato

Tamarind

Toor dal

Channa dal

Fenugreek

Red chillies

Salt

Oil

Mustard seeds

Grated Coconut

PREPARATION:

1. Soak tamarind and extract juice.

2. Select fine sweet potatoes and wash well.

3. Trim the ends and make medium size pieces of sweet potatoes.

4. Cook them in little water and keep aside.

5. Take a kadai. Pour oil. Add toor dal, channa dal, fenugreek and red chillies. Roast till golden brown.

6. Allow it to cool. Grind in a mixer along with grated coconuts.

7. Add water to make it to a creamy consistency.

8. Now take a vessel. pour the tamarind juice, add salt and bring to boil.

9. Then pour the grinded spices and allow it to simmer for a while

10. Now add the boiled sweet potatoes and mix well.

11. Take a kadai. pour oil, add mustard seeds when they crackle pour it over the prepared sambhar.

12. serve hot with white rice and ghee. Traditional gingelly oil is used instead of ghee. But it may be changed depending on one's taste.