Several years ago when we had been on a family trip to Ooty, we bought several spices. Some we definitely had heard off and some that we had never used. Star anise was one of them we had never used, the aroma is amazing. We had no idea what to use it for, so my mom and I made star anise spiced sweet potato. We had deep fried it, this is something I really don’t like. So I try to bake everything possible, rather than deep frying. This recipe is a mix of a few recipes that I’ve made over the past few years. Winter time here Sweet Potato is available in plenty and it tastes amazing just boiled as well.
The recipe is really tasty and warming as well, perfect as a starter or a snack in the evening. Cutting and peeling takes a little time, but the effort is worth it. You can keep the skin as well, if you like the taste though I have peeled it for this video. Try using olive oil, this is the best oil for baking recipes, butter is not required for this recipe. The recipe is vegan and veggie friendly.
The ingredients are very few, but the taste is amazing, it is perfect for a cold winter’s day! Let me know in the comments below if you make the recipe?
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Baked Sweet Potato
Several years ago when we had been on a family trip to Ooty, we bought several spices. Some we definitely had heard off and some that we had never used. Star anise was one of them we had never used, the aroma is amazing. We had no idea what to use it for, so my mom and I made star anise spiced sweet potato. We had deep fried it, this is something I really don’t like. So I try to bake everything possible, rather than deep frying. This recipe is a mix of a few recipes that I’ve made over the past few years. Winter time here Sweet Potato is available in plenty and it tastes amazing just boiled as well.
Ingredients
- 500-600 grams of peeled and diced sweet potato
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 2 ground star anise
- 1/2 cup of diced fresh thyme
Instructions
Steps to make Baked Sweet Potato
- Preheat oven to 230C for a minimum of 20 minutes
- Dice 500-600 grams of peeled sweet potato
- In a rectangular baking dish add a tablespoon of olive oil
- Add the sweet potato on the dish
- Add 2 tablespoon more olive oil
- Add 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- Add 2 ground star anise
- Next add 1/2 cup of diced thyme, toss all the ingredients in the dish
- Sprinkle salt per taste on top
- In your oven, select only the top heating element mode
- Keep the dish in the middle row, select only the top heating element mode
- Roast in the oven for 30-45 minutes
- Bring the dish out every 10 minutes and toss all the ingredients around, this helps in roasting them uniformly
- Take them out of the dish, toss them and then serve
- Add juice of a lemon before serving
