The most humble potato that you can cook in an affordable budget

In the morning this post from @ecotrain appeared in my feed, and we are actually cooking a fish item today which is very affordable. So I asked, if a non-veg post would be acceptable to which the answer was yes, but with a condition - so long as the potato is the star ! I said, I will make a post, and @ecotrain was curious to see. But hey, after I looked through the photographs of the item cooked today, I nowhere felt the potato is signing. But I am a man of words - I must not disappoint.

So brainstorming began and I asked Mom what she can cook with potato - it must sign. And it should be pretty affordable as well. I must post as I promised. And here is what she came up with - at the age of 71, quite clever. I had brought some sweet potatoes for our Thursday cooking - when we use only vegan food - remember, in this month, Thursdays are very much holy. She was cooking in the chulah (wood fire) with the wood, As its very tasty when being cooked there, I started setting the fire today because I wanted some wood ash to give to my trees. She said, she will burn the sweet potatoes there - it will sign for sure and there cannot be more affordable item than this. No expenditure at all - the sweet potatoes are burnt with the remaining fire left out after cooking, so no investment.

She has the tool to get them out and check, if they are done or not and she also knows how much time it should be kept. She told me to check in the middle and I went, but I was not sure so I asked her back. Finally when I tasted it, it reminded me our childhood. Wow I must say - the charcoal smoky taste - barely you get it now in city.

Last year in my apartment, we tried to boil it and just to bring this smoky flavor, we tried to burn it in gas. It was not bad, but it was nowhere near this. Back then, we did not have a grill. May be with a grill, it will get better, but I am sure, it will not be the same as authentic like this. When we were child, I remember, we used to count, who will get how many - and sit waiting for it. Back then, these were the hot snack items, that was made at home few times.

And do you know the health benefits of this humble sweet potato ? Why its available only during winter ? Just do a google search, you will be surprised and will feel like why you did not know it earlier, if not eating it.

But hey, there is a caution, if you are really trying to grill this way - you should watch and learn when they are ready and take them out - else all you will get is some charcoals.....Hope I did not disappoint @ecotrain as promised.

Here is another version of potato that we also eat - no cooking needed, just take out the outer skin and eat raw. Not sure, if you ever tested it.