Halwai April 20, 2025

Ingredients:

• Sweet Potato 2 to 3
• Cauliflower – ½ cup, grated
• green chilies – ½ tsp, minced
• Garlic – 1 tsp, minced
• grated cheese – ¼ cup
• besan (chick peas flour) – 1 cup
• Corn flour – 2 tbsp
• chili powder – ½ tsp
• ajwain (omam) – ¼ tsp
• cooking soda – ¼ tsp
• oil to deep fry
• pepper to taste
• salt to taste

Method:

  1. Peel the sweet potato and cut into 5 cm long pieces.
  2. Cut these pieces into ½ cm thick slices.
  3. Slit the slices carefully in the middle, keeping it uncut at one end. (like two thin slices held together at one end.)
  4. Combine cauliflower, cheese, garlic and green chilies together.
  5. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Mix besan with corn flour.
  7. Add chili powder, ajwain, salt and soda.
  8. Add water and make mix to a smooth coating batter.
  9. Stuff the sweet potato slices with cauliflower mixture, dip in batter and deep fry.
  10. Drain well and serve with mint chutney.