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Shakarkand Chiwda

A delicious and addictive snack featuring crispy fried sweet potatoes, nuts, and dried fruits, seasoned with spices and sugar. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Main Ingredients Sweet Potatoes, Oil
Cuisine Fusion
Course Snacks and Starters
Prep Time 31-40 minutes
Cook time 11-15 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Spicy
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Veg

Ingredients 

  • 4 medium sweet potatoes, grated
  • Oil to deep fry
  • 15 cashew nuts broken
  • 15 almonds sliced
  • 3-4 green chillies cut into thin strips, seeded
  • 2 tablespoons raisins
  • 5-6 dates seeded and chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dry mango powder (amchur)
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
  • Salt to taste

Method

  1. Soak the grated sweet potatoes in sufficient water for half an hour, changing the water once. Drain and pat dry thoroughly with a towel. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
  2. Drop a handful of sweet potatoes in hot oil and deep-fry till golden brown and crisp. Drain onto an absorbent paper. Fry the remaining sweet potatoes in the same way. Set aside to cool.
  3. In the same oil, deep-fry one after the other cashew nuts, almonds, green chillies, and drain onto an absorbent paper. Set aside to cool. Combine all the fried ingredients in a bowl.
  4. Add raisins, dates, amchur, garam masala powder, powdered sugar, salt, and mix well. When completely cooled, store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Info

Calories 1108
Carbohydrates 150.7
Protein 9.8
Fat 51.9
Other Fiber 17.5gm
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