Sweet Potato Fritters

Name: Sweet Potato Fritters
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: Serves 5, Make 10
Ingredients: 375 g orange sweet potato, peeled; 2 eggs, lightly whisked; 1 medium zucchini; 225 g pkt haloumi, drained; 2 cups self raising flour; 1 cups milk; 3 tbsp ghee, melted; 1 cup Greek Yoghurt; 1 lemon. rind finely grated, juiced; Poached eggs, small rocket leaves to serve

August 12, 2019

Prep: 30 mins
Cook: 40 mins

Ingredients

375 g orange sweet potato, peeled

2 eggs, lightly whisked

1 medium zucchini

225 g pkt haloumi, drained

2 cups self raising flour

1 cups milk

3 tbsp ghee, melted

1 cup Greek Yoghurt

1 lemon. rind finely grated, juiced

Poached eggs, small rocket leaves to serve

Directions

1Grate the sweet potato, zucchini and haloumi. Set aside.

2Sift flour into a bowl. Add milk and eggs, stir to combine. Add to the sweet potato, zucchini and haloumi and stir until well combined.

3Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Brush pan with a little melted ghee. Spoon ½-cup batter into pan, spreading a little if needed. Repeat to cook 2 or 3 in the pan at once, this will depend on the size of your pan. Cook for 4 minutes or until the top starts to dry. Turn, cook further 3 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Keep warm in a low oven. Repeat brushing pan with melted ghee between batches, to make 10 pancakes.

4Combine the yoghurt and 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Place two pancakes onto serving plate. Top with poached egg, sprinkle with lemon rind. Top with rocket, season and serve with yoghurt.

Tips

1You need 11/2 cups grated sweet potato and 1 cup grated zucchini

2These pancakes reheat beautifully. Place in a single layer onto a well-greased oven tray and warm in 180°C fan forced oven for 8-10 minutes.

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