Ingredients:
250 g - boiled and peeled sweet potatoes
2 cups - sugar
25 g - blanched and ground almonds
2 tbsp - refined flour
2 tbsp - cream
1 tsp - coarsely pounded cardamoms
4 tbsp - finely grated coconut
1 tsp - essence of rose
silver foil
Method:
- Mix together potatoes, cream and flour and knead them to a smooth mixture.
- Mix together cardamoms, almonds and coconut.
- Divide the potato and coconut mixture into equal number of portions.
- Form the potato mixture into balls around the mixture.
- Deep fry over a slow fire to a golden colour.
- Drain, cover with foil and set aside.
- Add one cup water to sugar and prepare a syrup of one-thread consistency.
- Remove from fire, put in the jamuns, sprinkle essence on top and set aside for 5 mins, before serving them.