Garadu (Baked Yams) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 yams, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/4 cup olive oil
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons chaat masala
1 teaspoon amchoor (dried mango powder)
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon chili powder, or more to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Bring salted water to a boil in a pot. Add yams; cook and stir until slightly tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Mix oil, cumin, chaat masala, amchoor, turmeric, chili powder, salt, and pepper together in a container with a lid; add yams. Cover; shake until coated. Marinate 20 minutes to 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Transfer yams to a baking pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until yams are tender, 25 to 30 minutes.