Sindhi Mithi Gajjar | Mithi Lahori Gajjar
Made with just 4 ingredients, a popular Sindhi winter comfort food Sindhi Mithi Gajjar | Mithi Lahori Gajjar usually refers to a traditional Sindhi-style sweet dish made with sweet potatoes (shakarkandi) cooked in a sweet syrup.
Servings 3
Ingredients
- 400 grams Sweet potatoes
- 100 grams Jaggery powder
- 100 milliliters Water
- A pinch Salt
Instructions
- To begin with wash thoroughly, peel and cut the sweet potato into around half inch circles.
- Keep them immersed in water as it would get oxidised when in contact with air.
- Meanwhile, in a Pressure cooker add water, jaggery powder and bring it to boil. After that, put sweet potatoes roundels. Add a pinch of salt to balance the flavors.
- At this stage you may add both spice powders (cinnamon and cardamom) mentioned in the notes. I haven't.
- Cook it upto 2 whistles. Turn off the flame, let the steam escape naturally. Open the lid, once again on a low heat simmer the sweet potatoes till syrup of jaggery thickens a little.
- Check with knife if it's cooked properly. Serve hot. Enjoy.....
Notes
1. Once you peel the mithi gajjar (sweet potato) let it soak in water till you use. They turn black due to oxidation.
2. Make sure to scrub and peel the sweet potatoes well before using.
3. You can keep the peel intact while making this recipe, I haven't. But make sure to discard the peel before you eat.
4. Jaggery is commonly used to make this recipe. However, you may use sugar also.
5. You may add Cinnamon powder (dalchini) and cardamom powder (elachi) To make it more aromatic.