Spicy sweet potato salad, or Shakarkandi Chaat, is a very popular Indian street food during the winter. Made with roasted or boiled sweet potatoes, this fragrant and spicy salad is best enjoyed warm and is often sold by street vendors in New Delhi and throughout northern India. Simple and quick to prepare, it combines the natural sweetness of sweet potato with the spiciness of chili, the acidity of lemon juice, and the aroma of chaat masala . It's a vegetarian, filling, and gluten-free dish, enjoyed both as a snack (in India) and as a light side. Spicy sweet potato salad perfectly illustrates the art of Indian cuisine: transforming humble ingredients into a flavorful dish. This recipe is ideal for winter but enjoyable year-round. Easy to customize, it can be prepared in minutes. A must-try for experiencing authentic Indian street food.

Spicy Indian Sweet Potato Salad

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Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Total time 25 minutes

Difficulty: Beginner Servings: 4 Special regime:

Naturally gluten-free lactose- free

Cooking method: Traditional Recipe themes: Vegetarian

Ingredients

Portions

• 600g sweet potatoes
• 1 finely chopped red onion
• 1 diced tomato
• 1 finely chopped green chili (I used 1/2 a green bell pepper)
• 1 tsp chaat masala (or a mixture of coriander, cumin, chili, pepper, dried mango, fennel seeds, ginger, cardamom)
• 1 lime juice
• Salt to taste
• Chopped fresh coriander

Preparation

1. Peel and dice the sweet potatoes and cook them in water or in the oven until tender (about fifteen minutes in boiling water).
   
2. In a salad bowl, add the onion, tomato and chili pepper.
   
3. Add the sweet potato pieces and mix.
   
4. Season with chaat masala, lemon juice and salt.
   
5. Sprinkle with fresh coriander and serve warm or at room temperature
   

Keywords: Indian gluten-free recipe, Indian snack, Delhi street food, sweet potato salad, traditional Indian cuisine.

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