Inspired by: Taiwanese sweet-potato porridge
- Vata seasonOct – Dec in the north
Sweet Potato Congee (Fan Shu Zhou)
- Serves
- 4
- Portion
- 1 bowl
- Time
- 50 min
- Texture
- Soft
- Season
- Vata season (autumn – early winter)
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Vata-pacifying
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (4 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice, white basmati (raw) | ⅔ cup | 120 g | 600 g | |
| Sweet potato (shakarkandi) | 1 large, cubed | 300 g | 1500 g | |
| Water | 6¼ cups | 1500 ml | 7500 ml | |
| Ginger, fresh | 3 slices | 5 g | 25 g | |
| Rock salt (sendha namak) | ⅓ tsp | 2 g | 10 g | |
| Sesame seeds (til) | 1 tsp | 5 g | 25 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Bring water to a boil; add rice and ginger; simmer 25 minutes.
Step 2: Add sweet potato; simmer 20 minutes more until it melts at the edges.
Step 3: Salt; garnish with sesame.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
Low salt · 0.5 g per serving (low <1 g; moderate 1–1.8 g; high >1.8 g) · Salt guide
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
How we made it Ayurvedic
- FromPickled side dishes→Toa few drops of soy and sesame
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