Recipe Indian Potato Cakes

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Taken from here (http://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/indian-potato-cakes-recipe), they kind of took my fancy



Ingredients

• 2 large potatoes
• 150g of tinned chickpeas
• 1 tbsp of cumin seeds
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 bunch of coriander, chopped
• 4 tbsp of ketchup
• 1 tbsp of vegetable oil
• 1 pinch of salt

Method

1. Boil or steam the potatoes for 10-12 minutes or until cooked. Allow to cool slightly before peeling and cutting into 1cm cubes - it is preferable to do this a day ahead.
2. Crush the potatoes in a bowl. Add chickpeas, cumin seeds, garam masala, chopped coriander and salt, gently mix
3. Shape into small discs and refrigerate for at least half an hour before cooking
4. Heat a non-stick pan and add a tablespoon of oil. Once hot, add the potato cakes and press down gently so they brown evenly
5. Turn over, press down gently again and fry for a couple of minutes or until gently browned on the other side
6. Alternatively, cook in an oven set to 190˚C/gas mark 5. Line a baking tray with parchment paper, brush both sides of the potato cakes with oil and bake in the oven for 15 minutes
7. Divide the potato cakes across 4 plates, serve hot with some tomato ketchup

 

[Rosyrain]

These do look good. They remind me a little of the filling that is used in the Middle Eastern/African potato stuffed phyllo dough triangles...ugh don't remember what they are called right now. The good thing about Indian food is that there are lots of vegetarian options out there.

 

[cupcakechef]

Sounds yum! One of my favorite Indian dishes is Aloo Gobi which is just potatoes and cauliflower with Indian spices - it's so good! This kind of reminds me of that but just in a potato-cake form.