#8 Dessert typical from indonesia :"Kolak Ubi"
Good Morning Steemian ..
Today delicious recipes are desserts called "Kolak Ubi" Kolak ubi is quite famous in Indonesia. Because of the deliciousness and sweetness of this sweet potato.
Sweet potatoes are often found as foods consumed like snacks. Sweet potatoes are also easy to find in traditional markets or modern markets, because for the cultivation is not too difficult. Sweet foods are the source of calories.
In Indonesia has not many who use sweet potatoes as staple food, but in fact sweet potatoes that are useful for the body. While some of the nutrients in the sweet potato is good for the body, but still must be aware of the health risks that may be caused by sweet potatoes.
In terms of benefits of course sweet potatoes contain many benefits that can prevent diabetes, sweet potatoes are considered to contain low glycemic index and recent research shows yam can reduce blood sugar and insulin resistance in diabetics. And also boost immunity, plant-based foods such as high yams of vitamin C and beta-carotene offer boost immunity from their powerful combination of nutrients. The content of vitamin C in sweet potato, serves to prevent diseases that come virus like flu.
Materials needed :
- Sweet potato
- Palm sugar
- Coconut milk 500gr
- White sugar
- A little salt
How to make "Kolak Ubi":
- Put the sweet potatoes in small pieces into the pan, and add water to boil the yams until done. To make the potato more quickly cook the pan cover.
- After the sweet potato, input sugar palm sugar and white pandan leaves into a pan containing sweet potatoes.
- Put coconut milk into the pan, and stir the coconut milk and sugar until evenly distributed. Wait for the coconut milk to boil, and sweet potato compote ready to serve.
Utilization of sweet potatoes can also be done with various things such as making tapioca flour, this flour is made from cassava that has been dried, then mashed. Cassava is in use must be good and old, so that the flour produced baikpun good. Tapioca starch is used as food making material. Currently tapioca flour is included most items are searched number two after wheat flour. Not only that, sweet potatoes can also be utilized as chips, cakes, and also make a compote that I do this.
At the time we enjoy this kolak, the sweet and juicy taste of palm sugar is very tasty. The sweet potato texture that has been turned into tender also adds to the pleasure of this sweet potato compote. For friends who are not too sweet, you can set your own sugar composition in a compote.
Enjoying the companion is perfect at the time of the afternoon, to release fatigue after being tired of working. Kolak is very tasty when eaten while still hot.