Ratalyachya Chaktya

Ratalyachya Chaktya

  रताळ्याच्या चकत्या

  Cooked, tested & tasted by: Sharada Marathe

Photo credit: Sharada Marathe

Course: Sweet
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serving size: 18- 20 slices 

Ingredients:

• 2 medium sized ratala (sweet potatoes)
• 4 tsp sugar
• 2 tsp Ghee (clarified butter)      
• 2 tsp water
• 4 cardamom pods powdered
• A few saffron strands              

Procedure:

      1. Heat a pan with ghee till it is medium hot.
2.  Peel and slice the ratala into slices that are 3mm thick. 
3. Gently place the ratala in the hot pan right away
4. This step avoids discolouration.
5. Shallow fry the ratala in a pan with ghee.
6. Cover and fry for a couple of minutes on a low flame.
7.  Fry till the base of the ratala chaktya start to get golden brown/crisp. Gently flip once or twice till both sides become crisp evenly.
8.  Sprinkle sugar. Let it melt. Cover the lid for a minute or so.
9. As it gets coated with sugar, sprinkle a dash of water and cover the lid. Sprinkling water also helps in melting sugar.
10. Let it steam up well.
11. Take it off the flame. Add cardamom powder and saffron.
12. Serve it hot. They taste best when eaten hot.

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