Kumara and potatoes are a great combination, whether mashed together, tossed through a salad or as the base in a soup. Here, I have sliced them thinly, and layered them with garlic, onions ...

Not suitable to freeze. Test Kitchen tip Sweet potatoes, or kumara, are not really potatoes at all — they belong to a different family of plants — but they can be cooked in the same ways ...

All kumara not only taste great but they are packed with more vitamins C and E (antioxidants) than potatoes, pasta and rice. They are a very good source of fibre and potassium, are virtually fat ...