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Timus: Fried Sweet Potato Balls (Vegan)
Timus is a hearty, filling sweet snack from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This vegan treat is an old-school dish made of steamed sweet potatoes that are then mashed and fried.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 500 gr sweet potatoes
- 2 tbsp (around 40 gr) tapioca flour
- 1 tbsp sugar (optional)
- Pinch of salt
- 1 drop vanilla extract (optional)
- Cooking oil for deep frying
Instructions
- 1
Steam the sweet potatoes until done (around 20 minutes), cool, peel and finely mash in a large bowl.
- 2
Add sugar, salt and vanilla extract. Mix well.
- 3
Add tapioca flour.
- 4
Knead until smooth, with no more sticky bits of flour.
- 5
Take some of the dough, roll to form a ball, then slowly shape the ball into an oval.
- 6
Do the same with the rest of the dough.
- 7
In a small frying pan, heat the cooking oil over medium heat and fry the oval dough until it turns golden brown (around 4 minutes each side).
- 8
Serve immediately.