ROASTED SWEET POTATOES & BRANDY BRAISED APPLE SAUCE WITH WALNUTS & CRANBERRIES CHUTNEY

Inspired by the Delhi sweet potato chaat, this dish has roasted sweet potatoes paired with a tangy, boozy apple sauce. 

Preparation time: 40 minutes (Serves 2)

For Walnuts & Cranberries Chutney

Ingredients:

•       ½ cup walnuts

•       ½ cup yoghurt

•       4 tbsp cranberries dried

•       1 tbsp coriander roots

•       1 tbsp brown sugar

Mineral salt as required

Preparation:

•       Grind walnuts with sugar and yoghurt

•       Add chopped cranberries and chopped coriander roots

•       Mix well with a spoon

For Salad

Ingredients:

•       2 apples

•       1 sweet potato baked with skin

•       1 bay leaf

•       1 cinnamon

•       60 ml red wine

•       20 ml brandy

•       2 tsp brown sugar

•       5 black peppercorns (cracked)

•       2 tbsp butter

•       15 baby rockets

Mineral salt as required

Preparation:

•       Skin and braise apples in butter, bay leaf, cinnamon, wine, brandy and brown sugar

•       Cover and cook for 5-6 minutes, reserve the liquor

•       Remove from heat, allow it to cool and blend

•       Roast sweet potato in oven for 30 minutes

•       Remove from oven, cut into wedges and grill

•       Season with mineral salt and pepper

•       On a plate spoon chutney or apple sauce or both drizzle with liquor