Ratalyacha Kees ( Spicy Grated Sweet Potato)

Ingredients :

• Sweet Potato - 1 Large.
• Coarse Groundnut powder - 4-5 tsps.
• Oil - 3 tsps
• Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Asafoetida - a pinch 
• Turmeric - a pinch
• Curry leaves - 8-10
• Red chilli powder - 2 tsps
• Salt
• Sugar- 1/4 tsp
• Lime juice - 1 tsp

Procedure :

• Peel the outer cover of Sweet Potato and grate it.
• In a pan, heat some oil.
• Once hot, add cumin seeds, asafoetida, turmeric and curry leaves. 
• In goes the grated sweet potato.
• Add about 3-4 tsps of groundnut powder, red chilli powder (1-2 tsps), salt, sugar (1/4 tsp) and mix well.
• The groundnut powder should be less than half of the grated sweet potato. If required add a little more groundnut powder.
• Sprinkle some water, cover with a lid and let this cook for 3-4 minutes.
• Stir after a couple of minutes to make sure the potatoes do not stick to the pan.
• Sprinkle some more water and cook for another 3-4 minutes covered with a lid.
• This takes about 10-12 minutes to cook. Keep stirring in between and sprinkle very little water so that the sweet potatoes are cooked in steam.
• Finally, add some lime juice (1/4 tsp). 
• This a power packed low calorie snack. 
• Serve hot with Chai !