Sweet Potato Fry | Chilakada Dumpa Vepudu | Andhra Style Sweet Potato Roast

Learn how to make Indian Style Sweet Potato Fry recipe with detailed step by step pictures. Andhra Style Sweet Potato Roast recipe – Chilakada Dumpa Vepudu recipe.

📝 Ingredients

• 2 Large Sweet Potatoes
• 1.5 tbsp Oil
• 1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1/4 tsp Asafoetida
• 1 tbsp Rice Flour
• 1/2 tbsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder (use regular red chilli powder for extra spicy version)
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tsp Coriander Powder
• Salt as needed

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1First wash sweet potatoes and get rid of all the grit & dirt. Add them to a pressure cooker and add water until sweet potatoes are half immersed. Pressure cook for one whistle on high flame. Remove from heat. Let the pressure subside naturally.
2. 2Once cooled down, remove sweet potato skin and chop them to cubes of equal size.
3. 3In a cast iron or non-stick pan, heat 1.5 tbsp oil. Add 1/4 tsp each of mustard seeds, cumin seeds. As they splutter, add 1/4 tsp asafoetida.
4. 4Next add the cubed sweet potatoes. Stir fry for 2-3 mins.
5. 5Add 1 tbsp rice flour, 1/2 tbsp Kashmiri red chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and salt as needed.
6. 6Quickly mix everything until it is evenly coated. Cook on low flame for 7-8 mins, stirring and turning the sweet potatoes cubes every minute or two.
7. 7When all the sides are roasted to a golden brown and the sweet potatoes turn crispy, remove from heat.
8. 8Serve hot immediately with rice and sambar or any curry.