Recipe by Vanika Choudhary, Chef & Founder, Sequel: Jacket Sweet Potato Stuffed with Chickpeas

Quarantine cuisine doesn’t have to be depressing. Make the most of this extra time at home to sharpen your kitchen skills. Vanika Choudhary, Chef & Founder of Sequel, shares a simple recipe to help you cook up a storm. Bursting with fresh and clean flavours, this dish is a healthier version of the traditional jacket potato, loaded with avocado, cashew cheese and probiotic-rich sauerkraut. 

Cook time: 60 minutes

Serves: 4 people

Ingredients: 

4 medium sweet potatoes

For the chickpea filling

75 grams chickpeas. Soaked overnight, boiled for 40 minutes

120 gram heirloom tomatoes, pureed

60 gram onion, diced

2 cloves of garlic, minced

5 gram ginger, minced

½ teaspoon freshly grated turmeric

½  teaspoon mustard seeds

½ teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder

½ teaspoon cumin powder

15 ml coconut oil

A bunch of parsley, chopped

60 ml water

20 ml lime juice

Salt & pepper to taste

Method:  

Pierce the skin of the sweet potatoes and roast at 175-degrees for 45-60 minutes (depending on size)

While the sweet potatoes are roasting , make the filling. Add 15 ml of coconut oil to the pan with garlic, ginger, turmeric, and mustard seeds. Cook the spices on a simmer for 3-4 minutes, until fragrant

Add onions to the spices and sauté until translucent

Add pureed tomatoes, chickpeas, Kashmiri red chilli, cumin powder. Cook for 5 minutes and add water to the mixture. Cook on a gentle heat for another 10 minutes

Turn off the gas. Add lemon juice, freshly chopped parsley

To Serve

1. Slit the sweet potatoes. Scoop out some flesh for the stuffing. Use the scooped flesh and mix it with the filling. Stuff the potatoes with the filling. Roast at 175 for 5 minutes.
2. Drizzle chilli oil and top it with mashed avocado. You can also enjoy this with freshly made guacamole, wild arugula and habanero or a side of fermented cashew cheese and probiotic-rich sauerkraut. 

About Sequel: Sequel Bistro & Juice Bar is a Mumbai-based restaurant brand that advocates clean and organic eating. The brainchild of founder & chef Vanika Choudhary, Sequel is a truly organic, farm-to-fork, vegan-friendly restaurant brand, offering farm-fresh produce which inspires the nutrient-dense, wholesome and healthy dishes on the menu.

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