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African Sweet Potato Curry

Sweet Potato Curry

This is an easy straightforward recipe that's rich and tasty with a gorgeously rich peanut, curry & tomato sauce.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine African
Servings 8 people

Equipment

  • Large pan
  • Wok

Ingredients
  

  • 60 ml 4tbsp coconut oil – or thereabouts…..
  • 2 medium onions peeled and diced medium fine (1cm ish)
  • ½ bulb of garlic cloves peeled and crushed or sliced.
  • 25 g finely chopped fresh root ginger.
  • 5 finger chillies
  • 1/2 flat tsp cayenne pepper or chilli powder
  • 15 g mild & 15g medium curry powder – can use a West Indian style curry too.
  • 2 medium sized sweet potatoes 600g approx scrubbed manky bits peeled then cubed fairly small – 2cm ish
  • 500 ml tomato passata – whole pack.
  • 500 ml water
  • 1 onion cube & 2 flat teasps stock powder – or 2 veg stock cubes
  • 400 g small spinach leaves – 2 bags approx - depending on the size of the bag!
  • 250 g – 300g mushrooms button closed cup or chestnut - just use a whole packet is easiest!
  • 150-175 g peanut butter depending on how "peanutty" you like it.
  • Table spoon soya sauce.
  • 30 g chopped fresh coriander
  • Whole pack of Quorn chicken Peaze chicken or V-bites chicken pieces – 225-280g
  • Soya yogurt to serve plus chopped coriander to sprinkle on top.

Instructions
 

  • Heat some of the coconut oil in a large pan (a large Le Creuset pan is good), add the onion and begin frying.
  • After 5 minutes or so add the garlic and ginger & chopped chillies and fry gently for a further 5 mins until browning nicely.
  • Meanwhile cook the “chicken” in the Actifry (or wok) for 9-10 minutes.
  • Add the sweet potatoes to the main pan after onions have cooked for 5 mins, stir to coat with the onion, oil & garlic mixture and fry for a further 5 minutes.
  • Towards the end of the 5 mins, add the chilli powder and curry powder and some extra oil if needed and cook for a further few minutes.
  • Finally add the passata, water, stock cube and stock powder and peanut butter – stirring well to incorporate the ingredients.
  • Bring to the boil and simmer and add any extra water that’s needed – you may need to top up – as this is not precise – not too thick – not too thin.
  • Then cover the pan and put in the oven for 15-20 minutes on 150°C cooking and stirring occasionally until the potatoes are becoming tender.
  • Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a frying pan/wok, add the mushrooms and stir-fry for 4-5 minutes until golden and beginning to release their juices.
  • Add to the pan in the oven and stir in along with the pre-cooked “chicken” mix.
  • A short while later take out of oven and whilst on a lowish heat, stir in the spinach & chopped coriander.
  • Then return to the oven and cook for a further 5 minutes or until all the vegetables are tender
  • Scatter over some chopped coriander and serve it at once with a dollop of soya yogurt if you have it, with either brown rice or wholemeal cous cous.
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