SWEET POTATO HALWA

To overcome your sweet craving without any guilt go for this simple halwa. Sweet potato has a natural sweetness so you can hardly use sugar in this recipe. As this requires very little sugar and little ghee you can have a couple of more spoons than the other halwas. Give it a sure try.

INGREDIENTS

• Cooked sweet potatoes                 3 (1 cup mashed)
• Milk                                              1 cup(use whole milk)
• Sugar                                            3 Tsp
• Ghee                                             3 Tsp
• Nuts                                              2 Tsp
• Cardamom                                    1/4 tsp
• Saffron strands                              a few                                                   

PROCEDURE

Mash the cooked sweet potatoes and keep aside. You can also use a grater and grate them.

Fry the nuts in ghee and keep aside.

Soak the saffron in the whole milk.

In the same ghee fry the sweet potato paste.

Fry for 4 to 5 minutes or till the mixtures changes color.

Now add the saffron milk and sugar. Cook till the halwa forms a lump.

You can cover while cooking the halwa. 

When the halwa gets a creamier and thick consistency add the cardamom and fried nuts.

Serve hot or refrigerate to serve cold.