Main Ingredients

• 1 very large sweet potato cut into 2 steaks about 3/4 inch thick, 7 inches long, and 3 inches wide
• 2 tsp olive oil for rubbing on the steaks
• 1 ½ tsp smoked paprika for the spice rub
• ½ tsp onion powder for the spice rub
• ½ tsp garlic powder for the spice rub
• ¼ tsp ground cumin for the spice rub
• ½ tsp kosher salt for the spice rub
• ¼ tsp black pepper for the spice rub
• 1 cup plain yogurt for the tahini yogurt sauce
• 2 ½ tbsp tahini for the tahini yogurt sauce
• 1 ½ tbsp lemon juice for the tahini yogurt sauce
• 1 cloves garlic finely grated, for the tahini yogurt sauce
• ¼ tsp kosher salt for the tahini yogurt sauce
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil for the topping
• 3 cloves garlic finely minced, for the topping
• 1 ½ tbsp shallot finely chopped, for the topping
• 1 tbsp mild red chili pepper deseeded and finely chopped, for the topping
• 1 tbsp mild green chili pepper deseeded and finely chopped, for the topping
• 1 tbsp white sesame seeds for the topping
• 2 tbsp pine nuts toasted, for the topping
• 2 tbsp fresh cilantro leaves finely chopped, for the topping
• 1 pinch sumac optional, or use paprika
• 1 pita bread toasted, for serving