Sweet Potato Cake With Coconut Filling (Kuih Badak)

Sweet Potato Cake With Coconut Filling (Kuih Badak)

Ingredients:
600 g sweet potato
6 tbsp flour

Filling:
1/2 grated coconut
1 lemon grass
2 onions
2 cm turmeric
2 tbsp dried prawns
1 chili
1/2 tsp salt

oil for frying

Method:
1. Wash and boil sweet potato till soft.
2. Peel the skin and mash them with a fork or potato masher. Add all the flour to the potato and mix well.

Prepare the filling:

1. Slice lemon grass thinly.
2. Dice onions, chili and dried prawns.
3. Pound turmeric till fine.
4. Heat up 2 tbsp oil and fry all the ingredients till fragrant. Add grated coconut and some salt.
5. Cool it in a bowl.

 Prepare the sweet potato cake:

1. Divide the mashed sweet potato dough into small balls.

2. Flatten each ball and put a tablespoon of the cooked filling.

3. Close up the filling to form a ball. Flatten the ball slightly.

4. Heat up a wok and deep fry the cake.
5. When golden brown, take out the cakes.
6. Serve on a plate.