Easy African Sweet Potato Patties

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 10 ounces sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
• 10 ounces potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 2 inches cinnamon sticks
• 6 cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 small red pepper, diced
• 4 ounces sweet corn
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
• 1 1/2 teaspoons butter
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 place to potatoes in a saucepan of boiling water and simmer until soft.
• 2 meanwhile dry roast the cumin seeds, cinnamon and cloves in a small frying pan until aromatic, remove from pan and grind to a powder.
• 3 combine with the remaining spices.
• 4 heat the oil in a wok.
• 5 when hot, add the onion and pepper and fry until soft.
• 6 add the sweet corn and ginger, saute for a couple of minutes, and then stir in the spice mix.
• 7 fry for 1 minutes and then remove from heat.
• 8 drain the potatoes and mash, with knob of butter, until smooth.
• 9 then stir in the spice and vegetable mix, the beaten egg, chopped cilantro and salt to taste.
• 10 shape the mixture into patties and fry in a non-stick pan with a little sunflower oil until brown on both sides.
• 11 serve.