Sweet Potato And Chickpea Fritters From Soweto

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 14 ounces sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped (400 g)
• 8 ounces chickpeas, cooked and drained (or use a can (240 g)
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 -2 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon cilantro, finely chopped (known as coriander leaves here)
• 1 teaspoon cumin, ground
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice (30 ml)
• 3 1/2 ounces flour (100 g)
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 4 tablespoons oil, for shallow-frying

Recipe

• 1 cook the sweet potato until soft, about 10 - 15 minutes, then drain.
• 2 in a bowl, combine the sweet potato, chickpeas, onion, garlic, cilantro, cumin, lemon juice and about 1/2 teaspoon salt. mix to a paste.
• 3 sprinkle flour over little by little, and work into the paste. add black pepper to taste.
• 4 roll the fritters into balls in your palm (small balls), then flatten them.
• 5 heat the oil in a frying pan. shallow-fry the fritters until cooked through and golden, about 3 - 4 minutes on each side.
• 6 drain on paper towels. serve hot, on warmed plates, with a garnish of cilantro and chakalaka or hot salsa.