Ranga Alur Puli

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An amazing traditional Bengali sweet recipe, Ranga alur puli has ranga alu or sweet potatoes mashed and then mixed with flour to make a dough. This sweet dough is then filled with a coconut filling and then simmered in sugar syrup after sealing the edges. A festival special puli recipe, the ranga alur puli is simply awesome.

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Ranga Alur Puli recipe - How to make Ranga Alur Puli

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South Indian Curries / Sabzis

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Ingredients

1 kg sweet potatoes (shakarkand), boiled and mashed
50 gms plain flour (maida)
200 gms freshly grated coconut
100 gms condensed milk
100 gms sugar for filling
350 gms sugar for syrup
water for syrup
ghee or margarine for frying

Method

Mix the sugar and water, and prepare light syrup in a large pot.
Leave it to cool.
In a kadhai, mix the coconut, thickened milk and sugar over a slow fire, until all the moisture has evaporated and it is lightly browned.
Add enough flour and mashed potatoes so that it is firm enough to take a shape.
Divide sweet potatoes into 12 equal portions.
Then pour into rounds.
Flour your hands as you work.
Form a cup with a round of sweet potato.
Stuff with coconut filling. close cap.
Remould into rounds and then mould into half-moon shape with your fingers.
Heat ghee in a kadhai. deep-fry the potatoes until lightly-brown.
Drain off as much ghee as possible.
While it is still hot, place the potatoes in syrup.
Leave for a couple of hours before serving.