Ingredients

• 300g - sweet potato
• 300g - flour
• 50g - powdered sugar
• 1.5 tsp - baking powder
• 1 egg, large
• 1.5 tbsp - butter
• 6 drops - vanilla essence
• pinch of salt
• Oil for deep frying
• Coating for doughnuts
• 3 tbsp - powdered sugar
• 1 tsp - cinnamon powder

How to Make Sweet potato doughnuts

• Wash sweet potato thoroughly. Boil in water till soft, peel and mash them without any lumps and keep aside.
• Sift flour along with baking powder and salt.
• Mash potatoes, powdered sugar and melted butter. Mix well and keep aside.
• Beat egg well and add essence.
• Add beaten egg and flour, mix alternately to potato mix and knead lightly (if the dough is too tight you can add few drops of milk).
• Divide dough into equal parts and make each into a thick chapatti.
• Cut out circles of 2 to 2.5 inches diameter, make a small hole in the centre,
• Deep fry doughnuts till light golden brown in colour.
• Remove and dust them with powdered sugar and cinnamon mix.