Need a way to spice up your sweet potatoes? Curried sweet potato oven fries to the rescue! They’re perfect dipped in creamy cumin ketchup.
Servings 4servings
Author Becky Striepe
Ingredients
For the sweet potato fries
2small sweet potatoes
2-3tablespoonsolive oil
½teaspooncurry powder
¼teaspooncoriander
¼teaspoonsea salt
For the creamy cumin ketchup
¼cupketchup
2tablespoonsvegan mayoA less tangy one works best here.
½teaspoonground cumin
⅛teaspoonground ginger
pinch of cinnamon
Instructions
Make the sweet potato fries
Preheat the oven to 400° F. (If you’re baking in the oven. No need to preheat the air fryer.)
Cut your sweet potatoes into about ¼" sticks. They should be about as wide around as your pinky, but longer is fine.
Arrange the sweet potato slices on a cookie sheet, and drizzle 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over them. Sprinkle on the curry powder, coriander, and sea salt. Toss them well to coat them in the oil, spices, and salt, adding the rest of the oil, if necessary.
Oven Directions: Arrange the fries in a single layer on a lined baking sheet. Bake for 45-60 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes so they cook evenly. When they look brown and a little crispy, they’re done. You can cook longer for crispier fries, if you like, just check in often to avoid burning.
Air Fryer Directions: Transfer the sweet potato fries to your air fryer basket. Cook at 370° F for 20-25 minutes, shaking every 8 minutes. If needed, you can add a few minutes of cooking time to the end, depending on the size that you cut your sweet potatoes.
Make the creamy cumin ketchup
Whisk all of the ingredients together in a small bowl.
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Notes
Consistency of size is key with sweet potato fries, so try to make sure your pieces are pretty uniform in width. It's okay if they're longer or shorter, but you'll get the best results if they're all roughly ¼" thick.Please note that sweet potato fries, especially baked ones, don't get as crispy as fries made from white potatoes. That's because sweet potatoes are less starchy than white potatoes.Don't wait until the fries are done to make the dipping sauce. You have time to make the dip and clean up the kitchen while the fries bake or fry up in the air fryer! The listed cooking time is for the oven. In the air fryer, the cooking time drops to 20 minutes, so it only takes 30 minutes total. The shorter cooking time is stil plenty of time to make the ketchup and clean before you dive into your basket of fries!You can double or triple this recipe, but I would do that in multiple batches, if you're planning to air fry.