Sweet potato tea is one of the favorite tea dishes that many people like to help cool off on a summer day. Making sweet potato tea at home is also quite simple. It only takes a few ingredients and a little time to have a delicious pot of tea.
1. Ingredients for making sweet potato tea
– Yellow sweet potato: 200g – Purple sweet potato: 200g – Tapioca flour: 150g – Pandan leaves (sticky leaves): 3-5 leaves – A small piece of ginger – A teaspoon of sugar (white or yellow sugar) – Palm sugar: 80g (adjust according to taste) – Black jelly powder: 30g – Coconut milk: 150 ml 
Potatoes have been peeled. 2. How to make sweet potato tea Step 1: Dissolve 30g of mist powder with 50ml of cold water, then add 240ml of boiling water. Then boil this mixture over low heat, add jaggery, stir until the mixture boils again, then turn off the heat. Next, pour the mixture into the mold to wait for the jelly to freeze, then cut into 1.5cm pieces. Step 2: Purple and yellow sweet potatoes are peeled, washed, and removed the head and tail of the potato. Next, cut the potatoes into slices 2-3 cm thick and then steam them in water for about 10 minutes. When you poke your chopsticks into the potato, it feels soft, the potato is cooked. Note that you should keep each type of potato separately to avoid mixing colors. Step 3: Put purple and yellow sweet potatoes cooked in 2 bowls, mash with a large spoon. Next, add 100g of tapioca starch to each type of potato, mix well with a spoon, then knead the dough and form it into bite-sized balls. During the kneading process, if the dough is dry, you can add more water, but note that each 5ml teaspoon should be added to avoid adding too much water to the dough. Step 4: Put the pot of water on the stove to boil until the water boils, then drop the potato starch balls into the boil. Ripe potato balls will float to the surface of the water. In order for the potato balls not to stick together, it is necessary to prepare a bowl of filtered water in advance with a few ice cubes added so that when the sweet potato is cooked, use a punctured ladle to pick it up and drop it into the bowl of water. Step 5: Put 150ml of coconut milk with 1 liter of water in a pot, add sugar and bring to a boil. While cooking, always stir. You can add glutinous leaves (washed, rolled up) and fresh ginger with sliced peels to boil. Next, mix the remaining 50g of tapioca starch with a little water. When the coconut milk boils, add the flour mixture and stir until the mixture thickens. Step 6: When the pot of coconut milk boils, put the soft sweet potato in the pot, add 1 branch of pandan leaf and cook on low heat for about 10 minutes so that the tea is cooked and the aroma of pandan leaves rises. Step 7: Scoop the black jelly, purple sweet potato, yellow sweet potato into a bowl, then pour coconut water on top and enjoy. 
Sweet potato tea. 3. Some notes when making sweet potato tea Sweet potato soup is one of the easiest teas to cook. However, to make the sweet potato soup more delicious, you need to note a few things: First, it is necessary to choose to buy fresh, soft, and not damaged sweet potatoes. If fresh sweet potatoes are not available, they can be substituted with potato flour. In the combination ingredients, in addition to jelly, there are many other ingredients to make your tea more special such as red beans, black beans, green beans, … You can eat this tea while it is still hot or add ice as you like. Can be served with pearls or add a little roasted sesame for more flavor. Sweet potatoes are very good for health because they contain many nutrients and vitamins. Cooking sweet potato soup is also very simple. Wish you success in cooking sweet potato tea! Phuong Anh (Synthetic)
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