Vegan Sweet Potato Kheer | Shakarkandi Kheer
This 4-ingredient sweet potato kheer is a delicious vegan, refined sugar-free, gluten-free, and nut-free kheer that's perfect for any occasion!
Servings: 6
Calories: 196kcal
Ingredients
Measurement Details: 1 cup = 240ml; 1tbsp=15ml; 1tsp=5ml;
- 350 grams sweet potatoes steamed and grated (After grating, got approx 2 heaped cups of sweet potatoes)
- 120 grams jaggery grated
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup full-fat coconut milk
- 1 pinch saffron strands
Instructions
Steam and grate the sweet potatoes:
- Rinse the sweet potatoes and steam them in your preferred way. I used my Instant pot to steam them.
- Add 1 cup of water to the inner pot and place the tall trivet. Place the sweet potatoes in the steamer basket on top of the trivet. Close the Instant Pot and pressure cook for 3 minutes at high pressure/manual mode and when the cooking is complete, do a natural pressure release.
- Open the Instant Pot and remove the steamer basket. Let the sweet potatoes cool. Then peel the skin and grate them.
Prepare the kheer:
- Add the grated sweet potato, jaggery, and one cup of water to a saucepan.
- Cook this mixture over medium-low heat and mix in-between so the jaggery dissolves thoroughly.
- When the jaggery dissolves, the kheer will look runny, and that's perfectly fine. Add the ground cardamom and cook for a couple more minutes.
- Now add the coconut milk and mix thoroughly. Simmer the kheer for about 5 minutes over medium-low heat and turn off the heat.
- Garnish it with saffron strands and enjoy the kheer, warm or cold.
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Notes
- Adjust the amount of jaggery as per your sweet preference.
- As my jaggery had no impurities, I grated it and added it directly. Alternatively, you can first dissolve the jaggery in one cup of water and strain it. You can add the grated sweet potatoes to this strained jaggery water and continue the kheer process.
- Please check the substitution and variations for more details.
Nutrition
Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 39mg | Potassium: 281mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 8276IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2mg