DEEP FRIED SWEET POTATO BALLS

Ingredients:
sweet potatoes -500 gms
Rice flour - 125 gms
Soft brown sugar - 50 gms
Crystallized fruit -125 gms (chopped)
Sesame seeds - 50 gms (lightly toasted)
Oil for deep frying

Method:

• Cook the potatoes in boiling water for 20 minutes until tender; drain and remove the peel.
• Mash the potatoes without lumps and gradually beat in the flour and sugar.
• Stir in the crystallized fruit.
• With dampened hands, roll the mixture into walnut sized balls, then coat with sesame seeds.
• Heat the oil in a wok and deep fry the balls for 5-7 minutes until golden brown.
• Drain on kitchen paper. Serve hot.