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Farali, Gujarati Cuisine: Desserts, Sweet Dish

Sweet Potato/Shakarkandi/Shakkaria Kheer is a deliciously rich, creamy pudding made from grated sweet potatoes, sugar and milk. One of the best farali cuisine.

How To Cook:

Step 1: Thoroughly wash sweetpotatoes and boil them through steam in a big vessel on high flame. Please note that sweetpotato should not be boiled in water as it will affect its taste.

Step 2: After being boiled allow sweetpotatoes to cool at room temperature.

Step 3: Remove the skin of sweetpotatoes and finely grate them.

Step 4: Take 1/2 cup of milk and mix the strands of saffron in it.

Step 5: Allow the remaining milk to come to boil. Add chopped almonds, sugar, cardamom powder or nutmeg powder to it.

Step 6: After few minutes add the 1/2 cup of milk with saffron ...to it and boil the mixture on low heat for 10 minutes.

Step 7: Now add the grated sweetpotatoes to the boiling milk and stir the mixture at regular interval.

Step 8: After few minutes remove the pudding from heat and allow it to cool down at room temperature. Stir intermittently to avoid the formation of cream on surface.

Step 9: Allow the pudding to get set in refrigerator for sometime to enhance the taste of flavours.

Step 10: Garnish and serve.

Kaywords: Sweet Potato Kheer, Shakkaria Kheer, Shakarkandi Kheer, Sweet Potato Pudding

For Queen's Kitchen, Recipe by: Dr. Ranna Pandya, Ishita Pandya

For Queen's Kitchen
Recipe by: Dr. Ranna Pandya, Ishita Pandya

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