{"id":31916,"date":"2020-11-19T12:48:57","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T17:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/?p=31916"},"modified":"2026-05-20T12:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T17:40:26","slug":"beef-and-sweet-potato-tikka-masala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/beef-and-sweet-potato-tikka-masala","title":{"rendered":"Beef and Sweet Potato Tikka Masala"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Beef and Sweet Potato Tikka Masala - tender chunks of beef with cubes of sweet potato in a delicious lighter tikka masala sauce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beef Tikka Masala with Sweet Potato<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I recently grabbed a big pack of some stewing beef when at the grocery store as I wanted to make my delicious Beef and Pearl Barley Stew, with plenty of beef left over a second dish was a must and with some coconut milk that also needed to be used a tikka masala seemed like a must. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hate wasted food so if I have items to use they often get combined and a new recipe evolves. Hence why you see some delicious sweet potato featured in there too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Substitute for Sweet Potato<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The best substitute for sweet potato is butternut squash, is slightly less starchy, but is a classed as a vegetable so is slightly lower in calories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could use some carrot, but I personally think butternut squash or sweet potato is best in this recipe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Other substitutes for beef<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While chicken would definitely be a great addition to this tikka masala, it requires a lot less cooking time that beef, so the best substitute for beef would be something like some stewing lamb or a boneless leg of lamb sliced up into chunks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a similar cooking time and a final result that lovely tender meat, it's the best choice if you don't want to use beef. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can I use light coconut milk?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You will notice I use regular coconut milk rather than light, I just prefer the creamy taste of regular and for the small amount used when it's divided into servings it not much extra calories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Light coconut milk has a higher water ration, so just doesn't give the same creaminess. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Can Beef and Sweet Potato Tikka Masala be frozen?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yep it sure can, this dish is perfect for freezing. You can either freeze this in one large container or get some of the handy 2 compartment glass meal prep containers<\/a><\/strong> and freeze with your side of choice too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then you can just take the container out as you want them and defrost in the fridge and heat in the container in a microwave or oven until heated through. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sides for Beef and Sweet Potato Tikka Masala<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wondering what sides to serve this with? There are so many options, you could just have one typical side dish or turn this into a complete Indian feast with lots of yummy sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try to keep a bit healthier, I went for this yummy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n