Indian Spiced Baked Sweet Potatoes

Its 5pm on a Wednesday and I haven't prepared dinner yet.I go into the kitchen and am looking for ideas to cook something that's not too time consuming and with minimal effort as DD needs help with her homework and DS very irritable and cranky,for some unknown reason (you know how 3 year olds can be sometimes!).

I remember that I have actually defrosted the Trout, so Trout its going to be!The oven is preheating and in the meantime I have taken out a rectangular dish, added some chopped onions, tomatoes, spices and all it needs now is the Trout.Suddenly I remind myself that Trout is a delicate fish and might be lost with the peppers and onions etc..and I've made a decision!I'm going to add Sweet Potatoes instead of Trout into the dish.So,I chop-up my Sweet Potatoes into small chunks and add them to the mix and that's it!Bake it in the oven till done.

Trout is going to get a spa-like treatment with a delicate rub of salt, pepper, paprika and lemon juice!Yeah, dinner dilemma sorted!Without any effort literally.The sweet potatoes cook in about 25-30 mins, absolutely perfect and delicious with all the aromatic Indian spices in there.I grill the Trout about 10 mins before we sit to eat and serve it with some salad.Perfecto!

With Valentine's day round the corner, this could be a perfect vegetable dish to be served!Follow your meal with my Chocolate Decadence for a perfect Valentines' Day Dessert!

Indian Spiced Baked Sweet Potatoes
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Ingredients:

Sweet Potatoes-4 medium chopped into small chunks
Onions-1 large chopped
Yellow Pepper-1 chopped
Tomato-1 chopped
Garlic-3 cloves chopped
Ginger-1/2 inch crushed
Turmeric-1 tsp
Ground Cumin-2 tsp
Ground Coriander-2 tsp
Lemon Juice-2 tbsp
Red chilli powder(optional)-1 tsp
Coriander leaves-few leaves chopped
Salt-to taste
Oil-2 tbsp

Process:

Preheat the oven to 350 degree F.
In a oven proof dish mix all the ingredients together and bake in the oven for 30-35 mins until cooked.Serve hot!

Serving suggestions:

Vegetarian/Vegan- I would suggest serving this along with some veggie patties and salad for a light and healthy meal.

Non-Vegetarian-Goes well with grilled fish/chicken alongside some salad.

What vegetables are you going to eat this Valentines'?