Sweet potato, mung dal patties

We enjoyed street foods in Vietnam a lot. This particular one, from the taste, I concluded that it contained sweet potato and mung dal. On coming back I tried this recipe and found that it tasted almost the same. 

Ingredients:

2 tbsps mung dal (skinned, split green gram dal)

1 cup sweet potato, cooked, peeled and mashed

2 ½  tbsps sugar

2tbsps grated coconut

¼  tsp cardamom powder

2tbsps ghee

 Method:

-         Soak the dal for 4 hours, cook with 1 cup water till soft and it is almost dry.

-         Mash the dal with a spoon, keep on low flame, and add the sugar. It becomes watery now. Keep stirring till some of the water evaporates.

-         Add the grated coconut, stir and remove from fire.

-         Mix in the mashed sweet potato and cardamom powder, and make 5 portions.

-         Make the portions in the shape of patties and roast on a pan on both sides, adding the ghee from the sides. 

-  Serve hot with tea or coffee