Sihi Genasu | Sweet Potato Sweet | Sweet Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Sweet
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 1 big bowl
- 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
- Scrub, wash and peel sweet potato
- Dice or cube the sweet potato into bite sized pieces
- Bring 1 Cup water to boil
- Drop in the diced sweet potato
- Cover and cook till sweet potatoes are soft
- Now add grated coconut and mix well
- Add grated jaggery/bella/gur and mix well till bella melts
- Pound elaichi/cardamom seeds and add to cooked sweet potato
- Enrich with ghee and mix well
- When the liquid is absorbed and there is a nice syrup turn off flame
- Serve hot, warm or at room temperature
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/
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