Indian Food Recipes

Alutua Recipe

Ingredients

Oil for frying
1 cup Sugar
8-9 Raisins
1 teaspoon Soda bi Carbonate
1 tablespoon Ghee
1/2 kg Sweet Potatoes
1/2 cup Refined flour

How to make Alutua

• Begin by making a syrup of one thread consistency with the sugar and 1 1/2 cup of water.
• Now, wash and boil the sweet potatoes with as little water as possible.
• Drain, peel, and mash.
• Sieve the flour and the soda, knead in ghee.
• Mix in it the sweet potatoes and knead again.
• In case the mixture feels soft, mix in a little more flour.
• Make lime size crack free balls and stuff one raisin in each.
• Heat oil in a kadai.
• When the oil begins to smoke, take it off the heat, and drop in a few balls at a time.
• Now put it on medium heat and fry till golden brown.
• Remove and put the balls in the syrup and keep aside for 2 hours.
• Serve warm or cold.