Thursday, June 3, 2010

Shakarkand Ki Kheer (Sweet Potato Pudding)


Kheer is one such pudding, which is fairly easy and quick to prepare.

After barbecue, I kept white variety of sweet potatoes wrapped in aluminium foil on the leftover hot coals. In an hour they were ready to be cooked with milk and sugar.


Ingredients:

  • 2 medium shakarkand (white sweet potatoes)
  • 2 cups warm full cream milk
  • 2 green cardamoms crushed
  • ½ cup Sugar (modify the quantity according to taste)
  • 2 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
  • ¼ tsp green cardamom (elaichi) powder
  • A pinch of Saffron (kesar)
  • 1 tbsp Rose water
  • 1 tsp chironji
  • Almonds and cashew nuts finely chopped


Method:

  • Bake, boil or microwave sweet potato till soft. Peel off the skin and mash.
  • Heat ghee in heavy bottom pan; add first crushed green cardamoms, when it starts changing its color, add mashed sweet potatoes and fry on medium heat till it is pink in color.
  • Add warm milk and allow it to boil. Stir in chopped almonds and cashew nuts. Keep on stirring till the mixture becomes thick.
  • Turn off the heat and add cardamom powder, rose water and saffron.
  • Garnish with cardamom powder, nuts and saffron strings.
  • Serve chilled.


Do You Know?

  • Despite its name, the sweet potato is not related to the potato.
  • Potatoes are members of the Solanaceae family, which also includes tomatoes, red peppers, and eggplant, while sweet potatoes belong to the morning-glory family (Convolvulaceae).
  • Potato is a tuber or thickened stem while the sweet potato is a storage root.

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