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Monday, May 14, 2012

Cashew-Pistachio Coated Sweet Potato-Paneer Sandwiches


Ahhhh! I know the name is a mouthful!! sorry about that :(
This recipe came about by sheer chance - We've made a habit now of having steamed sweet potato dinners - they are the best kind of carbs to eat and are touted to be the healthiest veggie. We LOVE it, luckily and I have been trying to get my little one to like it too - but she is too smart for just steamed, so my sweet hubby, who I have mentioned on several occasions is a fabulous cook too. He decided to cut the sweet potatoes into 1/2 inch rounds and roast them with the smallest amount of olive oil - He added a dash of curry powder and some salt and it tasted outtsight - I had made some paneer for her and after she'd eaten most of it, she said enough - I popped the sweet potato and the paneer in my mouth - Oh boy was the combo deadly! I decided I had to make that for the rest of us - and that's exactly what I did - In my zeal, I made more than I should've - so the next day, I improvised some more - added some spinach, lima beans all leftovers from the previous day- added a dash of sambar powder and that made for another excellent self-contained meal - I will blog it next - So please try it and let me know how you like this combo -

Prep time 30 making time 30
This includes steaming the sweet potatoes and coating them in the cashew pistachio,masala.



4-6 steamed sweet potatoes
a fistful of cashews and pistachios
2tbsp curry ma powder
salt and pepper
3 roasted red chilies




Preparation
Grind all these into a coarse-fine powder
Cut the sweet potatoes into 1/2 inch circles
Put them in the powder mic and press and roll the sides and flip over and press down again to fully coat them
In a shallow pan, spray some olive oil spray and roast until both sides are a happy golden crisp - Some of mine got a bit darker, but they were remarkably tasty even so.
In the same pan, roast the paneer - you have cut these into 1/2 inch cubes as well - once they are a nice brown, remove from pan - I added some salt and curry powder -

Serve hot.









34 comments:

  1. wow..looks especially tasty with innovative flavors priya..!
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  2. Some recipes click by chance & indeed they are a remarkable hit..Loved the cashew pistachio paste on it and sweet potato with paneer,indeed a healthy & tasty version!!
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  3. wonderful combo indeed; must have tasted divine going by the way you have described it :)

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  4. Wow.. what a creative idea! My little one shows a big NO sign to sweet potatoes... I can try this method...yummy.. looks very tempting!

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  5. and people wonder how recipes are created, this is how. All necessity to feed our children we make so many things. Wonderful idea, will try it when I buy some sweet potatoes next time. Paneer and sweet potato must have tasted awesome.

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  6. wow very innovative and new idea...

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  7. Very innovative dish
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  8. The recipes which are created accidentally are the best..that's one delish looking sandwich.

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  9. Looking at ur sweet potato cooked slices reminds me of MIL she used to eat them like this, super idea fof sandwiches, love the step wise clicks

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  10. Great recipe Priya. Very rich and delicious :)

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  11. What an innovative recipe...sounds totally yum. Have to try it.

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  12. Very nice Idea Priya, like all the healthy ingredients that are going in this..


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    Yum! Yum! Yum!

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  13. yummy idea... some recipes pop up just like that
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  14. Very innovative recipe, looks awesome..

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  15. Yum ..lovely idea ..looks delish

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  16. Sweet potatoes are not quite liked by my family. But this dish with sweet potatoes sounds fantastic! I am sure my family is going to love it. Also, it is so healthy!!

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  17. Wow Priya. These are awesome. Love the whole idea and the pics are amazing. Will try these the next season as this one of sweet potatoes is all gone here.

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  18. Read about the recipe. No doubt it works out well with kids and make kids to eat the healthy stuff. PANEER is attracting me too..

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  19. yummy n healthy sandwich....innovative too....lovely idea....

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  20. Omg, those paneer makes me hungry, beautiful sandwiches Priya.

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  21. wow so many delicious flavors perfectly blended into one great recipe :)

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  22. Love the sandwich idea, looks fantastic.

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  23. genius idea- I love it :) I may vegan-ise it with tofu

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  24. Wow! this looks interesting and so versatile!! and healthy too!

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  25. A unique combo and a novel idea ! Truly a wonderful dish!

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  26. Hey tats an awesome prep dear, had been thinking what to do with sweet potatoes since my kids don't eat it as it is. would love to try it soon, thanx for this great idea :-)

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  27. such an interesting recipe. looks awesome

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  28. This looks so yummy!! I love sweet potatoes.

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