5 Delicious and Nutritious Sweet Potato Vegetable Recipes, Perfect for Daily Menu - Special Moments

Sweet potatoes are one of the local food ingredients that are rich in benefits and versatile. This tuber is not only delicious when fried or steamed, but it is also very suitable to be processed into various types of delicious and healthy vegetables. It's no wonder that sweet potato vegetable recipes are increasingly being considered as a nutritious daily menu alternative.

Its naturally sweet taste, soft texture, and high fiber content make sweet potatoes ideal as the main ingredient in home cooking. Suitable for both children and adults, dishes made from sweet potatoes can provide a satisfying flavor. Especially when paired with traditional Indonesian spices, the result is truly tempting.

Well, there are five sweet potato vegetable recipes that you can at least try at home. From coconut milk soup, stir-fried dishes, to clear vegetable soup, all these recipes are easy to make and definitely nutritious. Let's take a look at the recipes below.

1. Sweet Potato Vegetable in Coconut Milk

Sweet Potato Vegetable in Coconut Milk (credit: Cookpad Ira Priyono)

This sweet potato vegetable recipe is perfect for those who enjoy savory dishes with creamy coconut milk. The natural sweetness of sweet potatoes blends perfectly with the savory coconut milk and aromatic spices. This dish is best served warm during lunch with family. Add white rice and sambal for an even more delicious taste.

Ingredients:

• 500 grams of sweet potatoes, peeled and diced

• 400 ml of medium coconut milk

• 2 pieces of bay leaves

• 1 stalk of lemongrass, crushed

• Salt and sugar to taste

• Oil for sautéing

Ground spices:

• 4 shallots

• 3 garlic cloves

• 3 candlenuts

• 2 cm turmeric

• 1 tsp coriander

How to make:

1. Boil the sweet potatoes until half-cooked, then drain.

2. Sauté the ground spices with bay leaves and lemongrass until fragrant.

3. Add the sweet potatoes, stir well.

4. Pour in the coconut milk, add salt and sugar.

5. Cook until the coconut milk boils and the sweet potatoes are tender.

2. Stir-Fried Sweet Potato with Balinese Spices

Stir-fried Balinese spices give a tempting sweet and spicy flavor to sweet potato dishes. This sweet potato vegetable recipe is perfect for a practical side dish for lunch or dinner. The taste is bold, suitable for those of you who love spicy and strongly flavored dishes. The texture is soft on the inside, crispy on the outside.

Ingredients:

• 300 grams of sweet potato, cut into long pieces, briefly boiled

• 1 piece of bay leaf

• 1 tablespoon of sweet soy sauce

• Oil for frying

Ground spices:

• 5 shallots

• 3 cloves of garlic

• 3 red chilies

• 2 candlenuts

• Salt and sugar to taste

How to make:

1. Heat the oil, sauté the ground spices and bay leaf until fragrant.

2. Add the boiled sweet potatoes.

3. Add sweet soy sauce, salt, and sugar.

4. Stir well and cook until the spices are absorbed and slightly dry.

5. Serve warm with rice.

3. Clear Vegetable Soup with Sweet Potato and Spinach

Clear Vegetable Soup with Sweet Potato and Spinach (credit: Cookpad Whilla)

For a light and healthy menu, this sweet potato vegetable recipe is just right. The combination of sweet potatoes and spinach in a clear broth is refreshing and suitable to be enjoyed at any time. Perfect for a healthy breakfast or a light dinner. It tastes fresh, is not overwhelming, and is easy to digest.

Ingredients:

• 250 grams of sweet potato, diced

• 1 bunch of spinach, cleaned

• 1 liter of water

• 2 shallots, thinly sliced

• Salt and mushroom broth to taste

How to make:

1. Boil water together with the sliced shallots until it boils.

2. Add the sweet potatoes, cook until tender.

3. Add spinach, salt, and mushroom broth.

4. Cook briefly until the spinach wilts.

5. Serve warm as a side vegetable.

4. Lodeh with Sweet Potato and Eggplant

Sweet potatoes are also suitable as the main ingredient in lodeh vegetable soup. This sweet potato vegetable recipe features a savory coconut milk broth with tender and flavorful vegetables. This traditional dish is always a favorite at the dining table, especially when enjoyed with fried tempeh or shrimp paste sambal.

Ingredients:

• 200 grams of sweet potatoes, diced

• 1 medium purple eggplant, cut

• 500 ml of medium coconut milk

• 2 bay leaves

• Salt and sugar to taste

Ground spices:

• 4 shallots

• 2 cloves of garlic

• 2 candlenuts

• 1 tsp shrimp paste

• 1 cm of galangal

Instructions:

1. Sauté the ground spices until fragrant.

2. Add the coconut milk, stir well.

3. Add the sweet potatoes and eggplant, stir gently.

4. Season with salt and sugar.

5. Cook until the vegetables are tender and the broth slightly reduces.

5. Spiced Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup

Spiced Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup (credit: Cookpad Nining Soeko)

Spiced soup with a touch of ginger and green onions is perfect for a warm and healthy dish. This sweet potato vegetable recipe has a light taste but is still rich in flavor. Ideal to serve when feeling under the weather or during cold weather. Its aroma is soothing and very appetizing.

Ingredients:

• 200 grams of sweet potato, diced

• 1 carrot, sliced round

• 2 stalks of green onions, roughly chopped

• 1 liter of chicken broth

• 2 cloves of garlic, crushed

• 2 cm ginger, smashed

• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Boil the chicken broth, add the garlic and ginger.

2. Add the sweet potato and carrot, cook until tender.

3. Add the green onions, season with salt and pepper.

4. Cook briefly then remove from heat.

5. Serve warm with rice or bread.

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