Shakarkandi Special: 3 Delicious Recipes With Sweet Potatoes
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Shakarkandi, also known as sweet potato, is primarily found in every vegetable shop during the winter. Rich in vitamin A, fibre, vitamin C, magnesium, and calcium, is why many people also include it regularly in their diet. So if you are looking for delicious and healthy recipes prepared from sweet potatoes, you should read this article thoroughly. You don't even have to work hard to make them. So let's learn more about these recipes.

SWEET POTATO TIKKIS

Ingredients

  1. Coriander leaves-2 teaspoon
  2. Chaat masala- 1/2 teaspoon
  3. Green chili-2 finely chopped
  4. Chana powder-3 teaspoon
  5. Onion-1 finely chopped
  6. Salt-according to taste
  7. Corn flour-2 teaspoon
  8. Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
  9. Oil - as required
  10. Sweet potato-3

How to make sweet potato tikkis?

  1. First, put the sweet potato in the cooker and boil it till one to two whistles. After cooling, peel it and keep it aside.
  2. After peeling, mash it by keeping it in a vessel. Now blend it well by adding other ingredients.
  3. Put oil in a heated pan and from the prepared batter make round tikkis.
  4. Now, put the tikkis in the pan, cook both sides until golden and serve.

SWEET POTATO KHEER

Ingredients

  1. Cardamom powder - 1 teaspoon
  2. Sweet potato - 200 grams
  3. Saffron - 1/4 teaspoon
  4. Dry fruits - 1/2 cup
  5. Sugar - 1/3 cup
  6. Milk - 1 litre

How to make sweet potato kheer?

  1. First of all, in a vessel, put milk to boil.
  2. Set the sweet potato in the cooker, boil it, and keep it grated.
  3. After this to the boiling milk, add grated sweet potato and cook till it becomes thick.
  4. Now put sugar, cardamom powder, saffron in it, stir it once, and turn off the gas.
  5. After this, please take out the kheer on a plate, garnish it with dry fruits and serve.

SWEET POTATO HALWA

Ingredients

  1. Cardamom powder- 1/2 teaspoon
  2. Dry fruits- 1/2 cup
  3. Ghee-2 teaspoon
  4. Sweet potato-3
  5. Sugar-1/3 cup

How to make sweet potato halwa?    

  1. First of all, boil the sweet potato, peel and mash it.
  2. Now heat ghee in a pan. After the ghee is heated, add mashed sweet potatoes and cook for one to two minutes.
  3. After two minutes, add sugar cardamom powder and mix it well.
  4. Now take out the halwa on a plate and serve it by adding dry fruits on top.