Sweet Potatoes Balls

Recipe sourced: Linda Ooi ~ www.rotinrice.com
Ingredients:
450g sweet potatoes
60g / 1/2 cup glutinous rice flour
98g to 130g / 3/4 to 1 cup white rice flour
55g / 1/4 cup sugar ~ i reduced
1 tsp baking powder
Oil for deep frying

Method:

Peel and cube sweet potatoes.  Place in a steamer and steam for 10 minutes until soft.

Transfer to a large bowl and mash with a potato masher.

Add glutinous rice flour, white rice flour, granulated sugar and baking powder to the mashed sweet potatoes.

Mix with a spatula until a soft dough forms.  If dough is still a little wet, mix in some additional white rice flour.  Dough should be soft but not sticky.

Pinch a little dough from the bowl and roll between palms to form a 1" diameter ball.  Repeat until all dough is used up.

Fill a medium sized saucepan with 1" oil over medium low heat.

Gently drop a few sweet potatoes balls into the hot oil.

Fry for 3 to 4 minutes until golden brown.

Sweet potatoes balls should float when cooked.

Remove with tongs and drain a metal strainer.

Repeat until all sweet potatoes balls are cooked.

Serve immediately.