A few months ago I cleaned up the blog, getting rid of any old recipes that I didn't think were worthy. After receiving several emails about missing recipes, I realized that people are actually using my recipes! Hooray! One dish that was receiving some attention was this Indian spiced sweet potato patties. I had no idea that people were actually making these, let alone enjoying them. What a relief to know that the food I am sharing is good. Well, today I'm reintroducing the patties to the blog with an updated recipe. Please enjoy!

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Indian Spiced Sweet Potato Patties

Total Time45 mins

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: vegetarian

Servings: 4

Author: Cherry on My Sundae

Ingredients

• 1 lb sweet potato peeled and cut into chunks
• 1 tablespoon jalapeno minced
• ¼ cup cilantro chopped
• 2 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 2 teaspoon cumin ground
• 1 ½ teaspoon coriander ground
• 1 ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon ground
• 1 egg
• ½ cup panko
• 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoon oil

Instructions

• Peel and cut 1 pound of sweet potatoes into medium-size chunks. Place in a medium pot and fill with enough water to cover the potatoes. Cover the pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-high and continue to cook until a fork can easily pierce through the potatoes, about 15 minutes.
• Drain the sweet potatoes and mash until smooth. Let cool slightly. Add 1 tablespoon jalapeno, ¼ cup chopped cilantro, 2 teaspoon smoked paprika, 2 teaspoon cumin, 1 ½ teaspoon coriander, 1 ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon curry powder, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, 1 egg, ½ cup panko, and 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour. Mix the mixture until well combined.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Scoop ¼ cup of the sweet potato mixture onto the hot oil, flattening it to make a patty. Repeat with the remaining sweet potato. Cook until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes. Flip the patties, adding more oil if the pan becomes dry. Cook until golden brown and remove the patties from heat.
• Repeat with the remaining sweet potato mix. Serve warm.

**Helpful tips and common mistakes

Whenever I try to feed vegetables to people who don't like vegetables, I turn to fritters and patties. These Indian sweet potato patties are the perfect example. Even if you don't particularly like sweet potatoes, the spices in these patties help cover the vegetable flavor.

Start by boiling the sweet potato until fork-tender. The tubers should be soft enough for you to easily mash.

Let them cool slightly before adding the egg, spices, panko, and all-purpose flour. You can use breadcrumbs instead of panko but I love the crunchy texture of panko.

Heat some oil in a frying pan and saute the patties until golden brown on both sides. Can you make these in the oven? Sure, but in my experience, they get crispier on the stovetop than in the oven. You can also shape these into smaller pieces to make Indian spiced sweet potato tater tots or fritters (yum!).

I had my Indian spiced sweet potato patties with a side of curry ketchup, which I must say, is the perfect condiment for this dish. If you want to get real fancy, top the patties with sauteed spinach and a fried egg for a complete meal!

For more fritter inspiration check out these Mexican corn fritters!