Everyday meals

Ai-banu (sweet potato mash)

A smooth, buttery sweet potato mash, lightly sweetened, which goes well with grilled fish and meat. Its bright orange color makes it a comforting everyday dish.

35 min
4 servings
Medium
Budget-friendly
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste

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Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

White pepper

Optional extras

1 pinch Cinnamon

Nutrition facts

307 kcal per serving

Protein: 4 g
Carbohydrates: 44.1 g
of which sugars: 17.9 g
Fat: 11.5 g
of which saturated fat: 7.6 g
Fiber: 5.7 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into large cubes about 3 cm.
Put them in a saucepan with cold water just covering them, bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes.
Check the cooking: a knife blade should go through the pieces without resistance.
Drain carefully and return the cubes to the hot pan for 1 minute so they dry out.
Mash them with a potato masher or a fork with the butter, sugar and salt.
Gradually add the milk while whisking, until you get a smooth, soft purée.
Taste, adjust the seasoning and serve lukewarm.