Sweet Potato Fries

Sweet potatoes are packed with antioxidants like beta carotene and vitamins C,E,D.
They are incredibly nutritious food. If you eat a sweet potato you will not even feel hungry for an hour or so.

Just bake the sweet potatoes with some spices until they are lightly browned and they are delicious! These oven baked sweet potatoes are just perfect for kids lunch boxes. My daughter loves these fries and she wants me to give them everyday for snack.

Just cut them into rounds or wedges. They are very easy to make and they are very addictive.

Ingredients :

1 Large sweet potato
1 to 11/2 tbsp olive oil or any vegetable oil
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala / coriander powder
1/2 tsp sugar (optional)
salt to taste

Procedure:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F
Wash and peel the sweet potatoes and cut of  the ends. Cut the sweet potato in half lengthwise and if they are very long again cut them in half horizontally. Now cut them into wedges.

You can also slice them into rounds.

In a large bowl toss all the above mentioned powders along with oil.

Spread the sweet potatoes in a single layer on a baking sheet.

Bake them for 25 - 30 minutes. After first 15 minutes, take out the baking sheet and turn over all the pieces, and cook for 15 more minutes.

Note : If you want them to be more crispy, bake them at 500 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. You can skip adding the sugar. We added sugar for caramelization.

Garlic Bread

Garlic bread is a snack item made with italian loaf bread. Any kind of loaf bread would work for this recipe.
Very easy and require few ingredients. Yesterday I made this at home and whole loaf was disappeared in no time.
Just apply mixture of butter, garlic, cilantro and green chillies on bread slices and bake.
You can also use olive oil instead of butter.
You can use parsley, basil or cilantro leaves. I used cilantro. You can use any of them or simply you can just leave it out. It just tastes great.
So quick to make and enjoy on a rainy day.

Enjoy homemade garlic bread.

Ingredients : 

1 roll of Italian or french Bread / loaf
1/2 stick butter, at room temperature or olive oil
8 to 10 garlic cloves
2 green chillies(optional)
2 teaspoons chopped parsley or cilantro
salt to taste(if you are using unsalted butter)

Procedure : 

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
• In a mixie jar or in a foo processor, add green chillies, butter, garlic and cilantro and make into coarse paste.
• Slice the bread into one inch thickness or your desired thickness.
• Spread the garlic butter mixture on each slice of bread generously. Spread on both sides.
• Bake bread for 10 to 15 mins or until edges of bread are golden brown. 
• If you want them more crispier,turn on broiler for 4 to 5 minutes.
• Take on to a serving plate and enjoy.