Delicious Sweet Potato Burrito Bowl with spiced sweet potatoes, black beans, corn, red pepper, jalapenos and cilantro lime rice! So flavorful & vegan!

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Cook time: 20 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 3
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: Mexican, World

Ingredients

Sweet Potato Burrito Bowl

  • 3 sweet potatoes [660 grams] (cubed)
  • 2 jalapenos [65 grams] (chopped)
  • 1 large red pepper [250 grams] (diced)
  • 4 garlic pods (chopped)
  • 1 small red onion (diced [1/2 cup diced red onion])
  • 1/2 cup sweet corn
  • 1/2 cup black beans
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1.5 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ancho chile pepper [or chipolte chile pepper]
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • juice of 1 lime

Cilantro Lime Rice

  • 1.5 cups jasmine or long-grain rice
  • 3 cups water
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic [optional]
  • 1.5 tablespoons oil + 1/2 teaspoon oil to be added while cooking the rice
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

topping

  • guacamole
  • salsa

Method

Roast the veggies

  1. Peel and dice the sweet potatoes and transfer to a bowl. Add to it chopped onion, diced bell pepper, chopped jalapeno and chopped garlic.
  2. Now add cumin powder, smoked paprika,, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1.5 tablespoon olive oil. Toss everything together.
  3. Dump the mixture on to a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Bake at 425 F degrees for 17-18 minutes, tossing the veggies once in between. The veggies should remain little firm.
  4. Transfer the roasted veggies to a bowl and add black beans and sweet corn to it.
  5. Add chopped cilantro and squeeze in some lime juice. Set aside.

Make the rice

  1. While the veggies are in the oven, make the rice by mixing together rice with double the amount of water in a pan on medium heat. Add 1/2 teaspoon of oil and let it all come to a boil. Once the mixture boils, lower the heat to medium, cover and let cook till rice is done. Mine was done in 12 minutes. It may take more or less time depending on type of rice you are using.
  2. Once the rice is cooked, I like to spread it on a parchment paper so that it cools down quickly.
  3. In a pan heat 1.5 tablespoon of oil. Add chopped garlic [this is optional] and saute for a minute or till garlic just starts turning brown. Add the rice, salt to the pan and mix. Remove from heat, add chopped cilantro and lime juice.

Make the burrito bowl

  1. To make the burrito bowl, add the cilantro lime rice to the bowl and then place the roasted sweet potato and veggies on top. And then top with guacamole, salsa or any other topping of your choice. Suggested topping: sour cream, cheese, lettuce etc.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.