Sweet potato fritters with apple raita dip
These sweet potato fritters are easy to make, and have a touch of ginger and coconut. Serve them with a soya-yoghurt raita dip, made with sweet apples and cinnamon, for a perfectly tasty appetizer.
- Preparation Time: 15 minutes
- Cooking Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
For the fritters:
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400 gsweet potatoes
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2spring onions
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2 tspginger
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1 tspcoriander powder
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5 tbspcornstarch
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1 pinchchili powder more to taste
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salt to taste
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3 tsprefined coconut oil
For the raita:
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1apple
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300 gsoy yogurt
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½lemon juice and zest
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1 pinchcinnamon
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1 pinchsalt
To serve:
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fresh coriander to taste
Instructions
For the fritters:
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Peel and grate the sweet potato and place in a bowl.
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Thinly slice the spring onions, finely grate the ginger, and add both to the bowl.
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Add the coriander powder, cornstarch, chili powder, and salt.
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Mix and gently massage the fritter mixture with your hands, until well combined and slightly sticky.
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In a medium pan, heat the coconut oil on medium-high.
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Add spoonfuls of the mixture to the hot oil and fry the fritters until golden on each side.
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Remove the fritters from the pan and place on kitchen paper to absorb the oil for a few minutes before serving.
For the raita
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Peel and grate the apple and put it in a bowl.
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Add the soy yogurt, lemon juice and zest, cinnamon, and salt, and mix well.
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Keep the raita chilled until serving.
To serve
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Serve the fritters on a platter with the apple raita and add some fresh coriander if you wish.
Notes
Coconut oil makes the fritters crispy, but another light frying oil such as sunflower oil can be used instead.
