Sweet Potato, Butternut Squash & Capers

Name: Sweet Potato, Butternut Squash & Capers
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 13 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 fresh tomatoes; Large handful of fresh mint, plus extra to garnish; 2 tbsp ghee or vegetable oil; 2 tbsp ghee or vegetable oil; 400 g (14 oz) ready-prepared diced butternut squash and sweet potato; 400 g (14 oz) ready-prepared diced butternut squash and sweet potato; ½ tsp ajwain seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 tsp garlic paste; 1 tsp ginger paste; 2 tbsp shop-bought fried onions; 1 tbsp tomato paste; Chilli powder, to taste; 1 tsp ground turmeric; Fine sea salt, to taste; 2 tsp ground coriander; 1 tbsp capers

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

15-Minute Indian

By Anjula Devi

Published 2025

About

I believe in experimenting, either by adding different ingredients to Indian dishes, or even establishing a new way of cooking a dish. I think that adding capers to this recipe is a good example.

Ingredients

2 fresh tomatoes
Large handful of fresh mint, plus extra to garnish
2 tbsp ghee

Asia
India
Snack
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Fill and boil the kettle.
Finely chop the tomatoes and the fresh mint.
Place a wok on a medium heat, then add the following ingredients in this order: 400ml (14fl oz/1¾ cups) hot kettle water, ghee or oil, butternut squash and sweet potato, tomatoes, ajwain seeds, cumin seeds, garlic paste, ginger paste, fried onions, tomato paste, chilli powder, turm