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Hot halwa tastes amazing during winter days. Halwa is also made from wheat flour including carrot, moong, semolina and gram flour, but have you ever eaten sweet potato halwa? During winter, people like to eat sweet potatoes by roasting them on fire, so now people have started making many experimental dishes out of it. Currently, in the winter season, you will like the creamy textured sweet potato halwa. Which we will make not with sugar but with the sweetness of jaggery so that it remains healthy. Many people also eat sweet potatoes with milk and experts also tell about the many benefits of sweet potatoes.
Dry fruits are also added to sweet potato halwa, due to which the body gets Omega 3, protein and many other nutrients. It has natural sweetness, so you can take jaggery in small quantities. However, jaggery is also considered beneficial in winter if it is eaten in limited quantity. For now let us see its nutrient value and the recipe of halwa.
Sweet Potato Nutrients
According to the US Department of Agriculture, 100 grams of sweet potato contains 2.1 grams of protein, 3.3 grams of dietary fiber, 38 milligrams of calcium, 27 milligrams of magnesium, 54 milligrams of phosphorus, 475 milligrams of potassium, 19.6 milligrams of vitamin C, 961 micrograms of vitamin A. Apart from this, beta carotene, B complex vitamins, copper, zinc, iron, and many compounds are found in sweet potatoes.
Note the ingredients of halwa
To make Sweet Potato Halwa, you need 3 medium sized sweet potatoes, 3 to 4 tablespoons desi ghee, half teaspoon green cardamom powder, 1 tablespoon raisins, 15-16 cashews, equal amount of almonds, one teaspoon chopped pistachios. For sweetness, take half a cup of jaggery or a little less as per taste. Now let us know the method of making halwa.
Sweet Potato Halwa Recipe
- First of all, wash the sweet potato thoroughly and then boil it in the cooker for 2 to 3 whistles.
- The sweet potato has to be boiled so much that it can be easily peeled and mashed. Peel it and mash it in a bowl or grate it.
- Now chop all the dry fruits and then add one teaspoon of desi ghee in the pan and roast the nuts and dry fruits and take them out in a plate.
- Melt the remaining ghee in the pan and add mashed sweet potatoes to it and fry while stirring continuously for at least 7 to 8 minutes.
- While roasting sweet potatoes, keep the flame medium or light. Fry it until its color becomes light golden and aroma starts coming out.
- Add milk and jaggery to roasted sweet potatoes. After this cook it for some time. It will start getting thick. If ghee is less, a little more can be added.
- Add nuts and dry fruits to the prepared sweet potato pudding and also add cardamom powder and cook for a minute.
- In this way, your tasty sweet potato pudding is ready in a short time, which you can serve hot to the guests and everyone at home.
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