Sihi Genasu | Sweet Potato Sweet | Sweet Recipes
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Recipe type: Sweet
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 1 big bowl
 
Naturally sweet and rich in nutrients, sihi genasu or sweet potato sweet
Ingredients
  • 400Gm or 2 medium sized sweet potato/genasu
  • 1 Cup water
  • ⅓ Cup packed grated coconut
  • ⅓ Cup jaggery/bella/gur
  • 5-6 elaichi/cardamom
  • 2-3 Tsp ghee
Method
  1. Scrub, wash and peel sweet potato
  2. Dice or cube the sweet potato into bite sized pieces
  3. Bring 1 Cup water to boil
  4. Drop in the diced sweet potato
  5. Cover and cook till sweet potatoes are soft
  6. Now add grated coconut and mix well
  7. Add grated jaggery/bella/gur and mix well till bella melts
  8. Pound elaichi/cardamom seeds and add to cooked sweet potato
  9. Enrich with ghee and mix well
  10. When the liquid is absorbed and there is a nice syrup turn off flame
  11. Serve hot, warm or at room temperature
Notes
Adjust jaggery/bella/gur as per your taste

Add water if the mixture becomes too dry, you should get a syrupy consistency along with the soft sweet potato

Use freshly grated coconut for a nice texture and flavour
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/sihi-genasu/