5 Recipes for Chewy Sweet Potato Balls, Perfect for Snacking or Breaking the Fast

Sweet potato balls are a traditional Indonesian dish that has a sweet flavor and a distinctive chewy texture. This dish is often chosen for breaking the fast or as a refreshing dessert. The recipe for sweet potato balls is also easy to make with simple steps that are suitable for you to try at home.

Not only delicious, sweet potato balls also have interesting variations, from using yellow sweet potatoes, purple sweet potatoes, to adding pandan for a fragrant aroma. With easily obtainable ingredients and a not-too-complicated preparation process, you can create this special dish in no time.

Each recipe for sweet potato balls has unique characteristics that can be adjusted to your taste. Interested in trying? Just check out some of the recommended recipes below.

1. Sweet Potato Biji Salak Recipe

Basic Recipe for Sweet Potato Balls (credit: flickr)

This basic recipe uses sweet potatoes as the main ingredient to create a soft texture and natural sweetness. The process is simple, making it suitable for those of you who are trying to make biji salak for the first time. Here’s the recipe for making sweet potato biji salak:

Ingredients:

• 500 grams of sweet potatoes, peeled

• 150 grams of glutinous rice flour

• 2 tablespoons of pandan leaf water

• Brown sugar to taste

• Water as needed

• Pandan leaves for decoration

Instructions:

1. Boil the sweet potatoes until soft, then drain.

2. Mash the sweet potatoes using a mortar and pestle or blender until smooth.

3. Mix the mashed sweet potatoes with glutinous rice flour and pandan leaf water. Stir until well combined.

4. Take a pinch of the dough, flatten it, fill it with brown sugar, and shape it into a small ball.

5. Boil water in a pot, add the biji salak balls, and cook until they float. Remove and serve with pandan leaf decoration.

2. Sweet Potato Ball Dessert with Yellow Sweet Potatoes

This variation uses yellow sweet potatoes which provide a bright color and a slightly different taste. The savory coconut milk complements the deliciousness of these sweet potato balls. Here is a recipe you can follow to make yellow sweet potato balls:

Ingredients:

• 5 pieces of Cilembu sweet potatoes

• 3 pieces of yellow sweet potatoes

• 1 liter of diluted coconut milk

• ½ tsp salt

• 50 grams of brown sugar

• 1 pandan leaf

• 3 tbsp granulated sugar

Instructions:

1. Boil the sweet potatoes until cooked, then cut them into small pieces.

2. Heat the coconut milk, add the pandan leaf, brown sugar, and salt. Stir until dissolved.

3. Add the sweet potato pieces, cook until done. Serve warm.

3. Purple Sweet Potato Balls

Sweet Potato Balls (credit: flickr)

Purple sweet potato gives a beautiful appearance and a unique taste to the sweet potato balls. The process is slightly different with the addition of tapioca flour. Here’s a guide on how to make sweet potato balls from purple sweet potato:

Ingredients for Sweet Potato Balls:

• 500 grams of purple sweet potato

• 200 grams of tapioca flour

• 150 ml of water

Ingredients for the Syrup:

• 1 liter of water

• 250 grams of granulated sugar

• 2 tablespoons of cornstarch

• 1 pandan leaf

How to Make:

1. Steam the purple sweet potato until cooked, then mash it.

2. Mix the sweet potato with tapioca flour and water until smooth. Form small balls.

3. Boil water with sugar and pandan until boiling, then add the sweet potato balls.

4. Add the cornstarch solution, stir until the syrup thickens. Serve with coconut milk.

4. Sweet Potato Ball Recipe with Pandan

The pandan aroma in the dough and sauce adds a fragrant touch that whets the appetite. This recipe is perfect for those who enjoy classic flavors with a distinctive aroma. To make it, you can follow the recipe below:

Ingredients:

• 500 grams of sweet potato

• 150 grams of glutinous rice flour

• 1 tablespoon of pandan water

• 4 tablespoons of boiled water

• Sugar to taste

• Enough boiling water

Instructions:

1. Boil the sweet potatoes until cooked, then mash until smooth.

2. Mix the glutinous rice flour, sugar, and pandan water with the mashed sweet potato until the dough can be shaped.

3. Shape into small balls, boil in boiling water until cooked. Remove and place in cold water.

5. Sweet Potato Biji Salak Recipe with Glutinous Rice Flour

Sweet Potato Kolak with Sago Flour (credit: flickr)

The sweet potato biji salak recipe with glutinous rice flour combines sweet potatoes and glutinous rice flour to create chewy and delicious biji salak. The coconut milk sauce adds a special flavor. Here is the recipe for sweet potato biji salak:

Ingredients for Biji Salak:

• 350 grams of sweet potatoes

• 5 tablespoons of glutinous rice flour

• 0.25 teaspoons of salt

• Enough water

Ingredients for Boiling:

• 700 ml of water

• 150 grams of palm sugar

• 1.5 tablespoons of glutinous rice flour (dissolved in water)

• Pandan leaves

How to Make:

1. Steam the sweet potatoes until cooked, then mash them.

2. Mix the sweet potatoes with glutinous rice flour and salt, then form small balls.

3. Boil water, palm sugar, and pandan leaves until dissolved. Add the sweet potato balls, cook until they float.

4. Add the dissolved glutinous rice flour, stir until thickened. Serve with coconut milk.

Those are some varied sweet potato biji salak recipes that are guaranteed to be chewy and delicious. Happy trying!

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