How to make Shakarkand Chiwda -
Crisply fried sweet potato snack with nuts and raisins.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Sweet Potatoes (शक्करकंद), Oil (ऑइल)
Cuisine : Fusion
Course : Snacks and Starters
For more recipes related to Shakarkand Chiwda checkout Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Shakkarkandi aur Kiwi Chaat, Mishti Alurpuli, Shakkarkand Seviyaan Diyan Tikkiyan . You can also find more Snacks and Starters recipes like Egg and Tofu Roll Soft Chocolate and Walnut Cake cutlate Parsi Mutton Cutlets
Shakarkand Chiwda Recipe Card
Hindi: Aloo
Why is it that when you are stuck at “what should we cook today” the answer is always “make some aloo!” Potatoes are like this…extremely popular and have multipurpose usage.
Well, don’t – it is a surprising source of vitamin C and provides useful amounts of starch, thiamine and niacin and around a hundred grams will provide about eighty calories.
Little did you know!
Prep Time : 31-40 minutes
Cook time : 11-15 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Shakarkand Chiwda Recipe
Sweet Potatoes grated 4 medium
Oil to deep fry
Cashewnuts broken 15
Almonds sliced 15
Green chillies cut into thin strips, seeded 3-4
Raisins 2 tablespoons
Dates seeded and chopped 5-6
Dry mango powder (amchur) 1 teaspoon
Garam masala powder 1 teaspoon
Powdered sugar 1 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Method
Step 1
Soak the grated sweet potatoes in sufficient water for half an hour changing the water once. Drain and pat dry thoroughly on a towel. Heat sufficient oil in kadai.
Step 2
Drop handful of sweet potatoes in hot oil and deep-fry till golden brown and crisp. Drain onto an absorbent paper. Fry remaining sweet potatoes in same way. Set aside to cool.
Step 3
In the same oil deep-fry one after the other cashewnuts, almonds, green chillies and drain onto an absorbent paper. Set aside to cool. Combine all the fried ingredients in a bowl.
Step 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 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 150.7 gm
Protein : 9.8 gm
Fat : 51.9 gm
Other : 17.5gm
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