Indian-SpicedSweet Potato Wedges

This is a delicious way to make the humble sweet potato more exciting. It even tastes good at room temperature as a quick snack. The spicy garam masala is a perfect foil to the creamy sweet potato.

Recipe:

1. Take three good sized sweet potatoes and scrub then well. We are not going to peel them!

2. Cut the potatoes into lengthwise quarters. Then take each quarter and cut it lengthwise one more time. You will have eight chunky “French-fry” shaped pieces per potato.

3. Put the sweet potato wedges into a large bowl and drizzle with about 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

4. Rub the oil all over the potatoes so there is a thin film of oil on all sides.

5. Line up your wedges skin side down on a baking sheet.

6. Sprinkle with the mixed Indian spices known as garam masala. Be generous! Use about 1 tablespoon garam masala and 1 teaspoon salt for this amount of sweet potatoes.

7. Bake at 375 degrees for about 40-45 minutes until the wedges are a bit crispy on the outside and creamy soft on the inside.