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Sweet potato halwa - nature's own sweetness wins

Sweet potato halwa - nature's own sweetness wins

Shakarkandi is sweet on its own, so a bowl of sweet potato halwa can taste rich with far less added sugar. A typical festive serving still lands near 450 kcal because ghee and sugar both add up - but let the sweet potato lead and you can bring it down to about 280 kcal.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
halwa sweets shakarkandi festivals

Shakarkandi - sweet potato - is a winter favourite, roasted on roadside carts and turned into halwa at home. It brings its own sweetness to the bowl. That is good news when you want a lighter sweet. The trick is to let the sweet potato do the talking, and add less sugar and ghee than a usual halwa. The numbers below are built from real database entries, rounded and given as honest ranges.

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