Sweet Potato Chickpea Patties

A patty, a burger, a fritter. They are all similar. They are all more of a concept than a specific recipe. And, they are all incredibly versatile when it comes to flavours, ingredients and ways to serve and enjoy.

This version is for me, a patty. I tend to differentiate a patty and a fritter by the texture. For me a fritter should be lighter and more likely fried in oil to make it crispy and also light, airy and fluffy on the inside. I usually use more eggs in the mixture when I make fritters. A burger for me is more often than not made from meat, but then again it can also be the end result. These Sweet Potato Chickpea Patties can become a burger once you place them into a bun, add some saucey stuff and top with some lettuce and sliced tomato. In actual fact, that’s a great idea!

These patties would also lend themselves to being wrapped in some warm pitta bread with salad and Greek yoghurt or just being placed on a plate alongside a fresh salad or some steamed green veggies. Or even, as a weekend brunch where you could top them with some eggs in any style, a drizzle of Sriracha sauce and some fresh herbs. Before I get too carried away with all the options let me stop and say I will leave the rest up to you. Take the recipe and make it your own. It is now yours to enjoy.

From a Combi Steam cooking sense, this is an example of using your Combination Steam oven to do something that you might have usually done in your frying pan. Of course you could still do that, but for me, there is always a benefit in being able to cook 6 or a double recipe of 12 patties all at once, on trays, in your Combi Steam. Plus you can use the Steam function at the start to do the sweet potatoes. It’s that versatility that you get with a Combi Steam that I come back to time and again.

I hope you whip up a batch of these soon and try something new, while exploring all the options that your Combi Steam provides in the kitchen.

Makes 6 patties

2 medium sweet potatoes (1.5 cups, mashed)

3 spring onions (finely chopped)
2 garlic cloves (crushed)
1 tbsp curry powder
½ tsp garam masala
½ tsp salt
½ tsp smoked paprika
1 egg (lightly beaten)
1 cup canned chickpeas (drained & rinsed)
¼ bunch fresh coriander leaves (roughly chopped)
⅓ cup wholemeal plain flour
1 tsp olive oil
1 cup panko breadcrumbs

Peel and chop the sweet potatoes into 3cm chunks.. Line a baking tray with baking paper and spread the sweet potato on top. Place the tray in the Combi Steam.
Select Steam. Set the temperature to 100°C or 100%. Cook for 15 minutes or until tender. Remove and set aside to cool.
Using a potato masher or the back of a fork, roughly mash the chickpeas. Add the sweet potato and combine, mashing together. Add the spring onion, garlic, spices, egg and coriander. Mix to combine and then fold through the flour. If the mixture feels too wet to form patties add a little extra flour to achieve the right consistency.
Select Hot Air with Steaming (Combination Steam) on your Combi Steam. Set the temperature to 230°C. (For variable Steam set 20%) Allow to pre-heat.
Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Combine the panko crumbs and the oil and spread onto a flat plate.
Take around ⅓ cup of the mixture and form into a patty. Press the patty into the panko crumbs, gently coating all over. Place onto the lined tray. Repeat with the rest of the mixture, leaving space between the patties on the tray.
Place the trays into the hot oven. Cook for 18 minutes or until patties are firm and golden brown. (You can turn them over carefully half way if you need to).
Serve with mango chutney and yoghurt with cucumber slices or make into wraps or burger.

Note:
If you would like to make these in a processor you can. Just make sure you process all the ingredients apart from the flour first. Then add the flour and just pulse to combine without overdoing it. Mixing too much once you add the flour may result in a rubbery end result.

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The CSQ. x