Shakarkandi or sweet potato is a starchy, sweet tasting root vegetable. Its leaves and shoots both are edible though the starchy tuberous roots are most commonly consumed. It can be baked at home as a snack or as a dessert. They are mostly consumed by boiling and adding dome dressing. Shakarkandi can also be used to make into a vegetable dish.
They are a very common food crop in rural areas because their cultivation is not very expensive. Dulce di batata is a traditional sweet potato-based dessert in South America.
Shakarkandi Rabdi is a perfect sweet to enjoy on any festival/winter day. It’s a gluten free or no grain kheer so can be eaten in vrat also.
Continue ReadingOne cup of baked sweet potato provides nearly half of your daily vitamin C needs. The same portion also supplies 400% of your recommended daily intake of vitamin A. Both nutrients are vital for supporting immune function, which is especially important during cold and flu season.
Continue ReadingYou may regard sweet potatoes as too starchy, but their high fiber content makes them a slow burning starch—meaning they won’t spike blood sugar and insulin levels. One cup of sweet potato provides about 6 grams of fiber, which is more than a quarter of the daily recommended minimum.Sweet Potato Soup is a healthiest option in winter.
Continue ReadingSweet potatoes are a rich source of fibre as well as containing an array of vitamins and minerals including iron, calcium, selenium, and they're a good source of most of our B vitamins and vitamin C.
Continue ReadingSweet potatoes are a rich source of fibre as well as containing an array of vitamins and minerals including iron, calcium, selenium, and they are a good source of most of our B vitamins and vitamin C.
Continue ReadingThe health benefits of apples include prevention of heart, stomach, and liver disorders, gallstones, constipation, anemia, and diabetes. They also lower your risk of suffering from rheumatism, eye disorders, a variety of cancers, gout, and Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
Continue ReadingSweet potatoes are one of the best sources of vitamin A; a medium one contains more than 100 percent of the daily recommended intake.
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