Monday, November 19, 2018

SWEET POTATO SHEERA / LAHORI GAJRUN JO SEERO / SHAKARKANDI HALWA


Sweet potato sheera is a quick sweet packed with the goodness of sweet potato, desi ghee and organic jaggery and flavoured with cardamoms. This is usually made on fasting days. You can use sugar instead and add dry fruits of your choice. If you like a softer consistency you can add some milk while cooking.

Ingredients:
Sweet potatoes ... 1 large or 2 small
Organic jaggery .. 3 tbsps
Desi ghee ........... 2 tbsps
Cardamoms ...... 3-4
Pistachios and almonds ... 1 tbsp. for garnishing.

Method:

Boil the sweet potato.









Peel and mash it.









Heat ghee in a pan. Add lightly crushed cardamoms.









When they give out a nice aroma add the mashed sweet potato and saute.








After about a minute of sauteeing add the organic jaggery powder.









Stir well until the jaggery is incorporated into the sweet potato.
Garnish with sliced pistachios and almonds.









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12 comments:

  1. Never tried this.. Sounds delicious and tasty.

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  2. I love sweet potatoes and love new recipes to use them.

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    1. Then you must make this Heidi.. simple and delicious sweet.

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  3. My grandmother use to make this sheero with sweet potato. So delicious and tempting.

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    1. Ok.. infact I made it for the first time.. usually I cook the sweet potato slices in jaggery syrup on the fasting days. Nice for a change.

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  4. I love sweet potato and this seero is one of my favorites. My mum used to make it and it evoked childhood memories. Can this be made with brown sugar?

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    1. Yes Nayna. You can.
      These traditional recipes bring back sweet memories.

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  5. I’ve never tried this. Loved the texture and look of the halwa. It looks superbly delicious!!

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  6. This is such an easy peasy sweet for the Navaratri fasting with so less ingredients and healthy too.

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