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ISLAND

COOKING

Whisk your tastebuds

away to Mauritius and the

Indian ocean with

three irresistible recipes

Creamy sweet

potato soup

The flavours in this heartwarming soup are a
match made in the tropics. The cayenne pepper
offers pleasing heat, the ginger adds a note of spice
and the coconut milk lends mellow creaminess,
but the sweet potato is the star of the show. It’s
an important crop in Comoros; the island’s native
potatoes are ‘Katuna’ (with red skin and yellow
flesh) and ‘Zora’ (with yellow skin and white flesh).
They are boiled, mashed, fried and ground into a
flour to make cakes and even used to break fasting
during the religious month of Ramadan.

By Selina Periampillai
Serves 2 | Prep 10 mins | Cook 25 mins | Calories 722 (per serving)
The extract on pages 2 tbsp coconut oil ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
86-87 is taken from 1 onion, diced 1 tsp sea salt 1 Heat the coconut oil in a deep saucepan over medium
The Island Kitchen by heat and fry the onion and garlic in the pan for 5 minutes,
Selina Periampillai, 2 garlic cloves, freshly ground stirring frequently to prevent them sticking to the bottom.
photography by Yuki inely chopped black pepper
Sugiura, published 2.5cm (1in) piece of fresh 200ml (1 cup) coconut milk 2 Add the grated ginger, sweet potato, tomato, cayenne
by Bloomsbury root ginger, peeled and TO SERVE pepper, salt and some black pepper. Give it a good stir to
Publishing. (RRP £26.) inely grated ensure everything is mixed well. Pour in 500ml (2 cups)
1 lime, cut into thin water, bring to the boil, then cover with the lid and simmer
2 large sweet potatoes, wheels or wedges for 15-20 minutes until the sweet potato is soft and tender.
peeled, cut into 4cm (1½in)
chunks (550g (4 cups)) mint and coriander 3 Place the pan contents in a blender and whizz until smooth.
(cilantro) leaves Pour back into the pan on a low simmer, add three-
1 large ripe tomato, quarters of the coconut milk and stir gently. Check for
roughly chopped
seasoning to see if more salt or pepper is needed.
4 Serve in bowls, with a drizzle of the remaining coconut
38.6g 33.3g 0.98g 9 .7 g 8.2g milk, laying a few lime wheels on top. Scatter over mint and
Total fat Saturates Salt Sugar Protein coriander leaves to garnish. Serve with some crusty bread.

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