Sweet potato kheer recipe with video and stepwise pictures.A rich creamy kheer made with sweet potatoes tastes so delicious.It is also called Shakarkadi ki kheer in Hindi.
Once when I was searching for sweet potato recipes had a chance to see this so thought should give this a try but after that totally forgot until I saw sweet potatoes last week.So I made poriyal for lunch and reserved a small one just for making this kheer and to share it here.
This is the first time I am tasting this kheer and it was so creamy and delicious.The sweet potato adds a creaminess and natural sweetness to the kheer so adjust sugar accordingly.
Sweet potato kheer recipe
Sweet potato kheer recipe a rich and creamy dessert made with sweet potato.
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup sweet potato grated
- 1/4 cup cane sugar You can use regular white sugar too
- a fat pinch saffron
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1 and 1/2 tbsp mixed nuts (I used cashews,almonds,pista)
Instructions
- Pressure cook sweet potato with skin for 1 whistle.Peel off the skin and grate it.Measure 1/2 cup(tightly packed) adnd set aside.
- Heat ghee in a pan add mixed nuts fry until golden.Remove and set aside.NOw add grated sweet potato saute for few mins.
- Add milk along with saffron and simmer.Keep stirring to avoid burning at the bottom.malai gets collected at the sides, keep scraping and add into the kheer.
- Simmer until it becomes slightly thick, add sugar at this stage.Simmer until thick and creamy.
- Add ghee fried nuts mix well and switch off.It thickens after cooling so switch off accordingly.
- Serve warm / chilled!
Notes
- You can even add raw grated sweet potato and cook in milk but takes a little longer time and more milk so I pressure cooked for a whistle then cooked in milk.
- You can use regular white sugar instead of cane sugar.
- I used cows milk, use any milk which is creamy so that it is rich.
- You can add cardamom powder if you like the flavour.
- You can add chiroli nuts too.
Sweet Potato Kheer Recipe Video
How to make sweet potato kheer recipe:
- Pressure cook sweet potato with skin for 1 whistle.Peel off the skin and grate it.Measure 1/2 cup(tightly packed) adnd set aside.
- Heat ghee in a pan add mixed nuts fry until golden.Remove and set aside.NOw add grated sweet potato saute for few mins.
- Add milk along with saffron and simmer.Keep stirring to avoid burning at the bottom.malai gets collected at the sides, keep scraping and add into the kheer.
- Simmer until it becomes slightly thick, add sugar at this stage.Simmer until thick and creamy.
- Add ghee fried nuts mix well and switch off.It thickens after cooling so switch off acordingly.
Serve warm / chilled!
Delicious creamy sweet potato kheer ready!
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