I love vegetable patties but find some recipes to be a little lacklustre in flavour.
So when I discovered this recipe chockfull of sweet potato, garam masala, fresh mint, garlic and spring onions I knew I’d found a winner.
As soon as these little babies were crispy and golden fried to perfection Miss G. and I immediately tucked in and I have to say the sweet potato is simply genius as it balances the savoury earthiness of the chick peas perfectly.
The sweet potato and chickpea patties are also remarkably light thanks to the couscous and are fresh and zesty thanks to the handfuls of fresh mint, spring onion and a little garlic.
Alongside the delicious patties I served a wonderfully simple yoghurt dipping sauce mixed together with a handful of fresh mint and squeeze of lemon juice.
These little golden vegetable patties are morish, simple to prepare and the perfect shape for bubby’s to pick up and nibble on.
To create your own batch of delicious sweet potato & chickpea patties simply…
Place the cubes of sweet potato into a large pot of water, place of high heat and bring to the boil. Cook for 20 minutes or until the potato is cooked and soft.
Remove, drain and set aside.
Place the cooked sweet potato in a bowl of a food processor along with the drained chickpeas, garlic, garam masala, spring onion, mint, couscous and egg. Pulse until thoroughly combined.
Place the chickpea mixture into a bowl and pop into the fridge whilst you prepare the yoghurt dipping sauce.
To make the yoghurt dipping sauce place the yoghurt, lemon juice and chopped mint into a small bowl and mix to combine.
Remove the chickpea mixture from the fridge and using damp hands take tablespoon amounts of the mixture and shape into patties. Heat a nonstick frypan to medium-high heat, add a little olive oil and fry the patties for 3-4 minutes each side or until golden and warmed through. Remove and place onto a plate lined with kitchen paper to absorb any excess oil.
Serve alongside a handful of fresh salad leaves and a good dollop of the yoghurt dipping sauce.
sweet potato & chickpea patties
adapted from Taste
INGREDIENTS
500 grams sweet potato, peeled and cubed
420 gram can chickpeas, drained
1/3 cup couscous
1 teaspoon garam masala
2 garlic cloves
1 egg
1 cup mint, chopped
2 spring onions, thinly sliced
1 cup greek yoghurt
juice of 1 lemon
salad leaves, to serve
METHOD
Place the sweet potato in a large saucepan of water, place over high heat and bring to the boil. Cook for 20 minutes or until the sweet potato is cooked and tender. Drain and set aside.
In the bowl of a food processor place the sweet potato, chickpeas, couscous, garam masala, garlic, egg and 1/2 cup mint. Pulse until thoroughly combined. Decant into a medium bowl and pop into the fridge whilst you make the yoghurt dressing.
For the dressing; place the yoghurt, lemon juice and remaining mint in a small bowl and mix to combine.
Remove the chickpea mixture from the fridge and using damp hands take heaped tablespoon amounts of the mixture and shape into patties. Heat a nonstick frypan to medium-high heat, add a little olive oil and fry the patties for 3-4 minutes each side or until golden and warmed through. Remove and place onto a plate lined with kitchen paper to absorb any excess oil.
Serve alongside a handful of fresh salad leaves and a good dollop of the yoghurt dipping sauce.
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Have you tried freezing these and reheating? They sound easy to prepare and would be good to send with my girl school during the week!
Hi! I haven’t tried freezing and reheating the patties yet but I am sure they would be fine to do so. I would wrap them individually or layer with greaseproof paper (just so they’re easy to pull out as needed) and pop them in an airtight container/freezer bag to freeze. If you do freeze them, report back I’d love to know how you go:-)
Oh no! I was about to make these for lunch but… is the couscous dry or pre-prepared with water? Time zones mean I think I might have to make alternative lunch plans…
Hi! The couscous in the sweet potato & chickpea patties recipe is added dry. Hope you enjoy them! 🙂
EmVicW, I was thinking the same thing, so glad you asked AND got a reply , because now I can go ahead with making these yummy sounding lunch box goodies …Thanks Kerrie
hello there, is that what they call bulgur wheat? couscous is more like a pasta I think… isn’t it?
hi, i tried to make these but they fell apart at the cooking stage…any idea what went wrong!?
Lovely taste but mine fell apart in the pan. Not sure what I did wrong…
So did mine 🥴 did you do cooked couscous? I did. But after reading the comments I see it was supposed to be dry. Maybe that’s why?
Love your recipes! Can you let me know which food processor you use? Thanks!
Hi! Thank you:-) I use a kenwood food processor. I love it! It has a really powerful motor and every attachment under the sun. Its such a time saver and I love that I can pop it into the dishwasher! X
Thanks for this. I’m a teacher and looking for healthy food to put in my lunch box can be hard, this looks great.
these have been a hit in my house thank you ! I’m just wondering if you have any patties with more veggies in them? my 3yo is super fussy so am trying to find more recipes that I can hide the veggies in!
Thanks in advance 🙂
Great! I am happy they were a hit! Yeah I do! If you search on my homepage ‘fritters’ you’ll see a few different fritter recipes choc full of vege! Happy cooking x
Have made the mixture ready for tomorrow’s lunch for my dairy and soya free little man. Hoping the 3 year old may also approve if I let her help me make the patties and we all have them. Will report back 🙂
Please do! X
Hi there, I cooked these for my 8.5 mth old tonight. He seemed to like them which is good as I found it very difficult to fry them as they were very sticky (used wet hands as you suggested). So, I had to add plain flour to make them stick together and hold there shape.
Any tips on helping these stay together, they kind of fell apart when cooked and while cooking.
I’ve just made this for my LO and I’m. Not sure where I went wrong but they just fell apart after cooking. Even picking them up off the paper towel they broke up so while she liked the taste they just fell apart when she tried to eat them. Any thoughts on where I went wrong?
Hi, please can you tell me where you use the spring onions? I cant see them being referred to in the cooking instructions? Many thanks.
Any idea if I could bake these instead of fry?
Yes lovely. Whilst they’re not as golden – they still taste great. xx
I love how easy your meals are to prepare while also being able to take care of my toddler. You’ve made my life so much easier getting veggies & salad onto our plates each night. Thank you for your delicious recipes and helping us be healthier!
Hi Kaila! Thank you so so so much! So happy you’re enjoying our recipes. Thanks for your sweet comment. Kayla xx
Hello!
Could uncooked quinoa be used in place of uncooked couscous?