Usually, in the Indian cuisine, sweet potatoes is used in making chaats or are popular during the Hindu fasting days. At home, I too always add boiled sweet potatoes in the Fruit Chaat as it gives a nice sweet taste to the chaat. This easy Sweet Potato Chaat is also a famous preparation served as a popular street food outside schools and colleges in North India.
Preparation Time: 20 M
Cooking Time: 20 M
Total Time: 40 M
Required Ingredients :
- 2 cups boiled , peeled and mashed sweet potatoes
- a few saffron (kesar) strands
- 1 tbsp warm milk
- 1 tsp Ghee
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder
- 2 tbsp chopped mixed nuts
Preparation:
- Combine the saffron and warm milk in a small bowl, mix well and keep aside.
- Heat the ghee in a deep non- stick pan, add the sweet potatoes and sauté on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the milk, ½ cup of water, sugar and cardamom powder and mix well. Cook on a slow flam for 2 to 3 minutes or till the mixture has little liquid remaining and not completely dry, while stirring continuously.
- Switch off the flam, add the saffron-milk mixture and mixed nuts and mix well.
Serve