Garadu (Baked Yams)

Yummy street food from Indore, India. You can increase or decrease the spices based on preference. You can experiment with butter/dried cilantro/garlic powder, or top baked yams with fresh chopped cilantro. Serve hot.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 721 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup olive oil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon amchoor (dried mango powder)
• 5 yams, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 2 teaspoons chaat masala
• ½ teaspoon chili powder, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring salted water to a boil in a pot. Add yams; cook and stir until slightly tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Mix oil, cumin, chaat masala, amchoor, turmeric, chili powder, salt, and pepper together in a container with a lid; add yams. Cover; shake until coated. Marinate 20 minutes to 2 hours.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Transfer yams to a baking pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until yams are tender, 25 to 30 minutes.