Hello lovelies, today it will be sweet and fiery, because I have a new recipe for you: a sweet potato curry with chili naan. It’s the second recipe created in cooperation with Knorr Switzerland* and their new spice series (the first one for a Mediterranean pasta can be found here). And as you can probably imagine, today’s spice is chili.
If you love chickpeas in your curry, my chickpea curry with spinach is another quick favourite – just as good scooped up with warm naan.
I used the chili flakes for both the curry and the homemade naan. The curry is a combination of sweet potato, carrot, chickpeas, fresh spinach and coconut milk. The chili flakes give a pleasant spiciness, but not too dominant. I love baking my own naan because it's so easy and fast. Cover it with some melted margarine and sprinkle it with the chili flakes - just lovely with the curry.
While you bake the individual naan breads in the pan, you can keep the finished ones warm in the oven.
Despite the chili flakes the curry isn’t too spicy. You can spice it up to your taste and of course add a little less if children eat with you. I simply made a naan without chili for them. But the chili-naan tasted very good with the slightly sweet curry. I really like these combinations of mild and hot.
And if you have never made your own naan, you have to try it. It tastes delicious and fresh from the pan and is quickly prepared with just a few ingredients. I can’t tell you how much naan I ate in India, pretty much every day. Preferably with garlic or just with chili, as in my version
As with the other varieties of Knorr spices, the chili flakes are made from 100% natural ingredients and have no added salt. They include chili, hot peppers and smoked peppers. I have to admit the spiciness was very pleasant, as I don’t like super spicy food. If you prefer your curry even hotter, you can sprinkle some more chili flakes on top of it.
Curry is still one of my favorite dishes, you can enjoy it in so many different ways. It works with different vegetables and is incredibly delicious. The sweet potato curry is definitely my new favorite. It’s a true delicacy with plenty of fresh cilantro, the pomegranate seeds and the chilli naan and on top really healthy and nourishing.
I hope you really feel like getting this delicious sweet potato curry by now and try the recipe. And make sure you test the naan, it's really great and also very popular with my kids. By the way, it also tastes super good the next day, e.g. with avocado.
If you can't get enough of curry either, you'll surely love my autumnal pumpkin curry with chickpeas and mie noodles or my warming cauliflower-lentil curry with dates. And if you've caught the bug for homemade bread, you'll find my basic recipe for vegan naan here – wonderful with any curry.
*This blogpost was created in collaboration with Knorr Switzerland – the recipes are my own.
