Easy Vegetarian Sweet Potato Curry Soup is just one of hundreds of ways to enjoy the sweet potato.
The sweet potato is queen and is not traditionally eaten in Africa, yam is king of crops in West Africa. However, in recent years sweet potatoes and sweet potato recipes are being grown and marketed for their tolerance to drought and easy cooking recipes.
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| Vegetarian Sweet Potato Curry Soup |
Vegetarian Sweet Potato Curry Soup
Ingredients
1 large sweet
potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
2 cups canned chickpeas,
drained and rinsed
2 cups coconut milk
1 cup water
1/2 cup frozen peas
1 medium diced ripe
tomato
2 tablespoons palm
oil
1 medium yellow
onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves,
finely chopped
1 tablespoon chopped
fresh ginger
1 hot pepper finely
chopped
2 tablespoons sweet curry
powder
Salt and ground
pepper, to taste
Directions
In a large saucepan
over medium heat, warm the oil. Add curry, onion, garlic, ginger, peppers, salt
and sauté until the onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 20
minutes. Serve over brown or white rice.
Types
of vegetarian diets
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| Vegetarian diets vary in what foods they include and exclude |
Lacto-vegetarian
diets exclude meat, fish, poultry and eggs, as well as foods that contain them.
Dairy products, such as milk, cheese, yogurt and butter, are included.
Ovo-vegetarian
diets exclude meat, poultry, seafood and dairy products, but allow eggs.
Lacto-ovo
vegetarian diets exclude meat, fish and poultry, but allow dairy products and
eggs.
Pescatarian
diets exclude meat and poultry, dairy, and eggs, but allow fish.
Pollotarian
diets exclude meat, dairy and fish, but allow poultry.
Vegan diets exclude
meat, poultry, fish, eggs and dairy products and foods that contain these
products.
