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ALUTUA RECIPE

• Make a syrup of one thread consistency with the sugar and 1 1/2 cup of water.
  
  
• Wash and boil the sweet potatoes with as little water as possible.
  
  
• Drain.
  
  
• Take off skin and fibre, if any, and mash.
  
  
• Sieve the flour and the soda, rub in the ghee.
  
  
• Mix in to the sweet potatoes.
  
  
• Knead well.
  
  
• In case the mixture feels soft, mix in a little more flour.
  
  
• Make lime size crack free balls and stuff one raisin in each.
  
  
• Heat up oil in a kadai.
  
  
• When the oil begins to smoke, take off the heat, put in a few balls at a time.
  
  
• Put on medium heat up again and fry till golden brown.
  
  
• Remove and put the balls in the syrup and keep aside for a few hours.
  
  
• Serve warm or cold.