Yellow Sweet Potato Balls
By: Lani
Published: Monday, June 14, 2010 - 7:26pm

Ingredients




500 grams sweet potato  (2 pieces)
400 grams sweet potato starch ( I used tapioca)
1 cup brown sugar (or more)

Preparation

1 Cut sweet potato into cubes. Steam until soft and pound it in puree. 2 Add sugar and sweet potato starch, whisk well to blend. Knead into long cylinder; cut for about 1.5 cm cubes. 3 Deep fried sweet potato cubes in oil for about 30 seconds; stir rapidly and press cubes lightly to make cubes into balls. Transfer to plate and ready to serve.

About


I saw this recipe in my cookbook "Taiwan Night Market Snacks", and I thought to give it a try. I couldn't find sweet potato starch in the supermarket, instead I used tapioca starch. I don't know if I did it right, the outcome is sort of chewy (knowing tapioca is one of the ingredients in making bubble tea