It looks like fried meatballs, but it turns out they are sweet potato balls. No added flour at all!
Before dinner, in the middle of the day, you often come hungry. And, following a diet for health is full of challenges. Many delicious foods are stuck in your head. Unfortunately, delicious food is always full of lots of oil, flour, and sugar. So, how do you create snacks that reduce oil, flour, and sugar but are still delicious?
Good taste is very objective. It depends on each person's taste. Even so, at least we can have many similarities in our preferences between one person and another. So, I really hope that what I think is delicious you can also find delicious. Especially for this recipe, which is the first time I have made it.
SWEET POTATO BALLS
To be honest, I've long wanted to realize the idea of vegan balls that are completely without flour and oil. But only now I did that. I really think every day about how to make plant-based sweet potato balls delicious, even without flour or oil. I'm just afraid it won't be acceptable to my husband.
Then, thank God. Everything went smoothly. I can implement the idea of healthy snacks that taste good (at least for me and my husband). Because everything went well, as usual, I will share the complete recipe for these sweet potato snacks. Enjoy!
USING ALMONDS
The use of almonds is key. This will allow the texture of the steamed sweet potatoes to be formed into a ball in shape. You can use peanuts, or oats as an alternative.
In this recipe, I use raw almonds. After I tasted the results of those sweet potato balls, I thought it was better to roast almonds first for a better smokey sensation.
USING ROAST METHOD WITH AN OVEN
After all the sweet potato dough has been successfully formed into balls, I will use the roast with an oven method. You can also use an air fryer.
Unfortunately, you can't do this with a skillset pan or general pan using oil. Sweet potato balls will break because they don't use a flour mixture to bind the dough so it remains intact.
Of course, I deliberately did not use flour because I wanted to make a healthier snack. So, I used an oven to get a crispy texture outside the balls (although not as crispy as when the food was cooked using the deep-frying method).
THE INGREDIENTS
- a large sweet potato or about 300 grams of sweet potatoes
- 1/4 cup of almond flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
PREPARE SWEET POTATO
Peel a big sweet potato. Then, cut the sweet potatoes into small pieces, and soak them for a while to remove their sap.
Then, arrange them neatly in a steaming bowl. Don't forget to heat your steamer.
STEAM SWEET POTATO
Steam sweet potatoes for about 25 minutes or until they are tender. Use a fork to test their doneness.
CHOP ALMONDS
While waiting for the sweet potatoes to be steamed, chop the almonds. Can use a knife or use a faster way using a chopper.
MIX ALL INGREDIENTS
After the sweet potatoes are cooked and steamed, mix all the ingredients. Seasoning and chopped almonds. I used a chopper to mix them together. You can also use a food processor or even just a fork.
You just need to make sure not to over-mash. Make sure the sweet potato dough still has a texture like the crumb in my picture. This is so that the dough can be formed into balls. If it is processed too soft, the dough will not be formed into balls.
MAKE BALLS IN SHAPE
Do this by forming the dough into balls. The way to do this is just to squeeze it with your hands, with a little patience. They will be easy to shape. Just don't overdo it in making them round which will actually make them crack. After that, arrange them neatly on a non-stick baking tray.
ROAST SWEET POTATO BALLS
Don't forget to preheat the oven to 250 degrees Celsius. Then, roast the sweet potato balls for 30 minutes. You can do more if you want to flip the other side if you need a crispier texture. For me, I only use it for 30 minutes.
SERVED
Serve sweet potato balls with your favorite sauce. For me, they fit well with spicy sauce. But for my husband, he chooses to enjoy sweet potato balls with peanut sauce. He said peanut sauce makes sweet potato balls have a richer taste. Well, it is each person's choice for the accompanying sauce.
SWEET POTATO BALLS CAN ALSO BE USED AS A MAIN COURSE
In fact, sweet potato balls can be used as a dinner or lunch menu served with other side dishes. For sure, I would combine them with stir-fried green veggies. I thought it would be a combination of healthy food that is still delicious.
So, what do you think about these vegan balls? Maybe at first glance, it will be similar to fried meatballs. But in fact, these are vegan balls with no flour. Isn't that interesting?
❤️❤️❤️ See you, Veggie Lovers!
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Anggrek Lestari
Anggrek Lestari is an Indonesian fiction writer who has published two major books. Now She is a full-time content creator. She has a goal to share life, poem, and food content that makes others happy and can get inspiration.
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