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Alutua

This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Main Ingredients Sweet potato , Sugar
Cuisine Bengali
Course Mithais
Prep Time 6-10 minutes
Cook time 26-30 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Sweet
Level of Cooking Moderate
Others Veg
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Ingredients list for Alutua

  • 3 medium Sweet potato boiled and mashed
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Refined flour (maida)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Soda bicarbonate
  • 1 tablespoon Ghee
  • 12 Raisins
  • to deep fry Oil

Method

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  1. Boil sugar with one cup of water till a syrup of one string consistency is formed. Keep it warm. Sieve refined flour with soda bicarbonate. Rub in ghee. Add this to the mashed sweet potatoes.
  2. Knead well. In case the mixture feels soft, add a little more flour. Make twelve lemon sized balls and stuff one raisin in each. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. When the oil begins to smoke, take off the heat, put in few balls at a time.
  3. The oil begins to smoke, take off the heat, put in few balls at a time. Put on medium heat again and fry till golden brown. Drain and put the balls in the syrup and keep aside for two to three hours. Alutuas can be served hot as well as cold

Nutrition Info

Calories 606
Carbohydrates 130.425
Protein 7.08
Fat 20.92
Other Fiber 1.505
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