Indian Yam Fritters / Classic Crunch Patties

the80srule's Note:

There are these awesomely delicious things at the Jackson Diner lunch buffet...I have no idea what they're called but they're delicious and I just refer to them as crunch patties. So I tried to make a clone of the recipe. These didn't *quite* turn out the same, but they still turned out good! Yields about 30 teeny fritters.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 40 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 2

Yield: 30.0 crunch ...

• 1 ½ lbs fresh yams (or one 15-oz can yams, rinsed and drained)
• ½ cup besan (also called gram, chickpea flour)
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• ½ teaspoon curry powder
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• ¼ cup olive oil , for frying

Directions:

1. Wash and peel the yams. Boil until tender, about 20 minutes.
2. Drain the yams thoroughly and puree in the food processor with the flour. A thick and sticky mixture should result.
3. Add the seasonings and pulse again.
4. Form little discs with your hands (I hope you washed them) about the size of half-dollars. (50p coins to those across the pond.).
5. Shallow pan fry in olive oil, blot on paper towels.
6. Serve with tamarind date sauce or a good chutney (many fine chutney recipes on the zaar!).

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Made these up pretty much according to the recipe, EXCEPT THAT, instead of peeling the yams, I sliced & steamed them & then pretty much minced the peeling & went on from there! These were then served with an apple/raisin chutney & were some of the GREATEST LITTLE TASTIES I've had! Will definitely make these again! [Tagged, made & reviewed as a recipenap in the Vegetarian/Vegan Recipe Swap 16]