Recipe - Cumin & Ginger Sweet Potato Mash

Ingredients:

• 5 lb. of sweet potatoes
  
• 2 tbsp. cumin seeds 
  
• 1 ½ cups of whole ginger root
  
• 3 cloves of garlic
  
• 3 cups of whole milk
  
• ¼ cup of oil (coconut oil, canola oil, or vegetable oil)
  
• Salt and pepper (dash)

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Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F;
   
2. Peel and quarter sweet potatoes;
   
3. Toss sweet potato pieces in a bowl with salt, pepper, and oil;
   
4.  Lay sweet potatoes on a sheet pan and bake until sweet potatoes are tender and golden brown;
   
5. In a small saucepot, warm whole milk on medium heat;
   
6. In a sauté pan, toast the cumin seeds until they are aromatic;
   
7. Place all cumin, ginger root, garlic, and milk in a blender and blend until smooth;
   
8. In a separate bowl, using a fine mesh strainer, strain the milk from the pulp;
   
9. Add the strained milk mix to the sweet potatoes and mash together; and
   
10. Season to taste.