Southern-Style Curried Sweet Potatoes

• 4 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes, or yams
• 1 teaspoon salt plus more to taste
• 1 cup apricots packed, cut up
• 1/2 cup raisins, seedless
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil canola
• 1 each onions finely
• 2 teaspoons curry powder madras

1. Place sweet potatoes into large pot to cover by 1 inch.
2. Add 1 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil over high heat.
3. Reduce heat to medium and cook until tender but not mushy, 8 to 12 minutes.
4. Drain well.
5. Meanwhile in a small bowl Combine Apricots, raisins and 1 cup boiling water; let sit until plumped, about 10 minutes.
6. In a large wide pot heat oil over medium high heat.
7. Add onion and cook, stirring until softened, about 2 minutes.
8. Add curry powder and cook, stirring, until fragrant about 2 minutes.
9. Add the cooked sweet potatoes, apricots, raisins and the fruit soaking liquid.
10. Season with salt and pepper.
11. Stir gently over medium low heat until warmed through.

sweet potatoes, salt, apricots packed, raisins, vegetable oil, onions, curry powder madras

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/southern-style-curried-sweet-po-41620 (may not work)