Caramelised Onion & Lentil Patties

Submitted by Chickee

"From Sanitarium, put here for safekeeping! It said zucchini, but I hate zucchini so I replaced with carrots."

 

• Ready In: 37mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 cup red lentil
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 medium red onions, finely sliced
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 medium carrots, grated squeeze to remove excess water
• 1 cup fresh breadcrumb (from wholemeal bread)
• 1⁄2 cup whole wheat flour
• 4 egg whites, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander

directions

1. Cook lentils in a large pot of boiling water for 10-12 minutes or until tender. Drain.
2. Heat half of the oil in a large frypan over medium heat. Add onions and cook until brown and soft. Add brown sugar and water. Stir to combine. Cook for 2 minutes. Cool.
3. Place lentils, onion, carrot, breadcrumbs, flour, eggs and spices in a large bowl. Mix well and shape into patties.
4. Heat remaining oil in a non-stick frypan over medium heat. Cook patties for 5 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain on absorbent paper. Makes 18 patties.

Reviews

[Kiwi Kathy]

Made for the Aussie / Kiwi Recipe swap #24. Good texture and easy to make, however I felt they were on the bland side. If I make them again I will use brown onions and add a cloe of garlic. Will also add the spices to the onion mixture near the end of the caramelsing process to unlock their taste.

 

[Boo L]

Just tried this one for the first time - substituting a sweet potato for the 2 carrots (or rather half a sweet potato, since I only made a half quantity) and using a whole egg rather than 2 egg whites. I ended up making more patties than suggested, as the larger ones fell apart a bit. Very tasty, (the use of cumin is a good shout with the sweet caramelised onion) and colourful - looked appetising!

 

[katew]

These were very tasty and easy to prepare, also very versatile as you could add other grated vegies if you so desired - I will certainly do them again. Quite a good way to get children to eat carrot !!