Sweet Potato Halwa

This is a very delicious sweet that is easy to prepare.

                                             Sweet potato halwa served with kala chana chat

Ingredients

1 ½ cups boiled, skinned and mashed sweet potato

½ cup jaggery

¾ cup water

2 tbsps ghee

1 tbsp raisins

¼ tsp cardamom powder

Instruction

-          Pour the ghee in a thick bottomed vessel, add the mashed sweet potato. Keep on low flame and keep stirring in between.

-          Meanwhile put the jaggery and water in a pan and keep on low fire. By the time this melts, the sweet potato will become light brown and give out nice aroma.

-          Pour the melted jaggery through a sieve into the roasted sweet potato and add raisins and cardamom powder.

-          Stir for two minutes and remove from fire. Serve hot or cold.