Sweet potato with raisins

Name: Sweet potato with raisins (Batata heloua)
Yield: Serves 6–8 in a mixture of starters
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: ground black pepper, to taste; pinch of saffron; pinch of salt; 2 large onions, peeled and sliced; leaves of a bunch of flat leaf parsley, finely chopped, to garnish; 150 g-200 g (5½-7 oz) raisins; 1 kg (2 lb 2 oz) sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks; 250 ml (9 fl oz) water; 2 tbsp vegetable oil

Batata heloua

Preparation info

Serves
6–8
in a mixture of starters

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The North African Kitchen

By Fiona Dunlop

Published 2008

About

This typically salty-sweet combination makes an unusual vegetable starter.

Ingredients

2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 large onions, peeled and sliced
pinch of salt

Africa
Morocco
Fez
Starter
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
North Africa
Vegan

Method

Heat the vegetable oil in a saucepan and add the onion, salt, saffron, pepper and water. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
Add the sweet potatoes and raisins, stir, then cover and cook over a medium heat for about 40 minutes. Garnish with the chopped parsley and serve warm.