Ingredients

The following ingredients have 2 Servings
  • 2 medium-size Boiled Sweet potatoes
  • 1 cup Roasted peanuts
  • 1 tsp Ginger-Chili paste
  • 1 tsp Pepper powder
  • 1 tsp Cumin powder
  • 1 tsp Lemon juice
  • A handful of Finely chopped Coriander leaves
  • 1 tbsp Arrowroot powder (Paniphal)
  • Oil for frying
  • Salt as per taste

Instruction

  • Boil sweet potatoes in a pressure pan till 2 whistles.
  • Meanwhile, roast the peanuts on a medium flame till 4-5 minutes stirring continuously.
  • Once the peanuts are roasted remove it on a plate and let it cool under a room temperature.
  • Open the whistle of the pressure pan and remove sweet potatoes and let it cool for a minute.
  • Now peel them and mash them with your hands and keep it in a plate.
  • Now remove the outer skin of peanuts and grind them coarsely in a grinder.
  • Add the coarse peanuts in mashed sweet potato.
  • Now all chili-ginger paste, lemon juice, pepper powder, cumin powder, finely chopped coriander leaves and salt in the mixture.
  • Mix everything well so that all the spices are mixed together.
  • Do not over mix it as the stuffing may become very soggy.
  • Now remove the stuffing in a bowl and let it cool in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes.
  • Remove the stuffing from the refrigerator and make small balls out of it.
  • Heat oil in a pan and keep it on a medium flame.
  • Take Arrowroot powder into a plate and roll all the balls in it.
  • Once the oil is hot add the poppers and deep fry on a medium flame until gold and crispy.
  • Remove it on a kitchen napkin to remove excess oil.
  • Serve them hot with Farali Chutney or Raita.