Kuih Keria (Sweet Potato Doughnuts)

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My son was flipping through one of my cookbooks from Malaysia the other day during spring break holidays and he saw this recipe for kuih keria.....he pleaded me to make some for him as we have not eaten this snack from Malaysia for quite some time since we came back from my hometown.....it was so easy to make and he did help me to shape the sweet potato doughnuts.....yum they are delicious....try this recipe and you would know what I mean.....

Kuih Keria (Sweet Potato Doughnuts)
Ingredients :
15 oz mashed sweet potatoes
18 oz plain unbleached flour, sifted
a little water if needed
5 cups vegetable cooking oil for deep frying

Coating :
4 tbsps castor sugar

Method : 
First boil 3 medium size  sweet potatoes in a pot of water till soft and peeled and mashed it. Set aside and then sift the flour. Mix the flour and mashed sweet potatoes together in a large bowl with your hands till it forms a soft dough. Mix a little water if needed. Roll the dough on the pastry board to form a sausage shape. Cut them into 1 inch thick rounds and make a hole in the centre of each round with the back of the wooden spoon.
Heat the oil in a large wok or deep frying pan and deep fry sweet potato rings till golden brown. Dish and drain well. Coat the doughnuts with some castor sugar in a deep dish and serve hot or cold.