how to eat sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes are in season in winter, so eat them daily. Rich in Vitamin A and fiber, sweet potato is very beneficial for health. Sweet potatoes must somehow be included in the diet of children. Sweet potatoes are eaten after roasting and boiling. Some people fry them after boiling. But if the taste of sweet potato is dull then its taste does not seem enjoyable. Sometimes sweet potatoes turn out bland. For this, we are telling you a secret method which will increase both the taste and sweetness of sweet potatoes. If eaten this way, even dull sweet potatoes will taste sweet. Know this special way of eating sweet potatoes.
If eaten like this, even bland sweet potatoes will taste sweet.
First method- The taste of boiled sweet potatoes seems bland. All the sweetness of sweet potatoes comes out with water. Therefore, whenever you boil sweet potatoes, it should not be boiled with water but in some other way. For this, put washed sweet potatoes in the cooker and place a thick and wet towel on top of the cooker. Cover the sweet potatoes with a towel and now cook the sweet potatoes on very low flame. Due to lack of water, the cooker will not whistle while boiling sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes will be cooked only in steam. Sweet potatoes will be boiled and ready in about 15-20 minutes. These will taste much sweeter.
Second way- If you are boiling sweet potatoes in water like normal potatoes, then boil them a little less. For example, if sweet potatoes get cooked after 3 whistles, then use only 2 whistles. Now when the cooker opens, take out the sweet potatoes. Heat a heavy bottom pan and place boiled sweet potatoes on it and cook. Bake the sweet potatoes by turning them so that all the water in the sweet potatoes dries up. This way the sweet potatoes will have a roasted flavor and will taste sweeter.
Third method- When sweet potato is roasted and eaten, its sweetness increases manifold. Sweet potatoes roasted over coal or stove fire have a different taste. If you want, you can also fry them on a heavy pan or in a pan. Wash the sweet potatoes and place them on the pan and cover them with a plate or vessel on top, so that the steam does not come out. Lower the flame to low and fry the sweet potatoes while turning them. Roasted sweet potatoes like this are very sweet and tasty.
Fourth method- If sweet potatoes are too pale then you can eat them with jaggery. If you are making any chaat and it should have the sweet taste of sweet potato, then you can add 1 teaspoon powdered sugar or sugar to it. You can pour sugar candy over sweet potatoes and eat them as is. With this, the taste of even the dullest sweet potatoes will increase manifold.
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