Healthy alternative to sweets in winter: Sweet potato pudding recipe

Craving to eat sweets increases during winter season. While halwa is usually made with carrot, semolina, moong dal or flour, sweet potato halwa is a tasty and healthy option. This halwa is not only tasty, but it is also easy to digest. The special thing is that diabetic patients can also eat it in balanced quantity. Its consumption in winter helps in keeping the body warm from inside.

Benefits of eating sweet potato pudding

1. Keeps the body warm in winter.
2. Beneficial for eye health.
3. Helpful in digestion.
4. Diabetic patients can also eat (in balanced quantity).

Ingredients to make Sweet Potato Halwa

• Sweet Potato: 5 medium sized
• Jaggery: 1 bowl
• Ghee: 4 spoons
• cardamom powder: 3-4 cardamoms
• Saffron: 1 pinch
• Cashew: 10-12
• Other dry fruits (almonds, raisins, pistachios etc.)
• Milk or Cream: 1 cup

Easy recipe to make sweet potato halwa

1. Boil Sweet Potatoes:
   • Wash the sweet potatoes thoroughly and boil them.
   • After it cools down, peel and mash it.
2. Fry cashew nuts and saffron in ghee:
   • Heat ghee in a pan.
   • Add cashew nuts and saffron and fry lightly.
3. Cook Sweet Potatoes:
   • Now add mashed sweet potatoes to the pan.
   • Cook it while stirring on low flame.
4. Make jaggery syrup:
   • Take some hot water in another pan.
   • Add jaggery and cardamom powder to it and prepare the syrup.
5. Add milk or cream:
   • When the sweet potato starts changing color, add 1 cup milk or cream.
6. Mix the syrup:
   • Add jaggery syrup to sweet potatoes and mix well.
   • Cook it while stirring on low flame until the halwa is ready.
7. Add dry fruits:
   • After cooking, add dry fruits to the halwa and cover it.
8. Serve:
   • Serve hot halwa and enjoy winters.

Nutritional benefits of sweet potatoes

Sweet potato is a treasure trove of vitamins and minerals, which boosts your health in winter.

1. Vitamin-C:

• Strengthens immunity.
• Prevents diseases in winter.

2. Beta-Carotene:

• Improves blood circulation.
• Keeps the heart healthy.

3. Fiber:

• Strengthens the digestive system.
• Controls blood sugar.

4. Calcium and Magnesium:

• Strengthens bones.
• Prevents osteoporosis.