pomegranate seeds

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A traditional Banyumas snack, made with grated sweet potato, filled with sugar, and topped with sesame seeds.

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“Granat muncrat” is a typical snack from Banyumas, a district in Indonesia. It is made with grated sweet potato, filled with sugar, and topped with a thin layer of sesame seeds.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$7.40 $0.93 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

8 people
  • $4.65
  • $2.24
  • $0.00
  • $0.34
  • $0.15
  • $0.02

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the sweet potato, grate it, and squeeze out the excess moisture. ≈ 8 min
  2. Next, mix with potato, salt, and stir well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Grind the sugar until it is a fine powder. ≈ 4 min
  4. Next, the sweet potato dough is shaped into small balls, which are then filled with chopped sugar roux, and the outside is sprinkled with sesame seeds. ≈ 10 min

The bill

pomegranate seeds

  • 0.5 kg of sweet potatoes$4.65
  • A coconut (a quarter of a walnut)$2.24
  • 1/4 kg of palm sugar$0.00
  • Cooking oil paint, 1/2 litre$0.34
  • Mustard seeds, 2 ounces$0.15
  • 1/2 cup of salt$0.02

Total$7.40

that's $0.93 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 0.5 kg of sweet potatoes
  • A coconut (a quarter of a walnut)
  • 1/4 kg of palm sugar
  • Cooking oil paint, 1/2 litre
  • Mustard seeds, 2 ounces
  • 1/2 cup of salt

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