Fresh pea, couscous and sweet potato fritters with dill yoghurt

October 30, 2012 (Last Updated: August 12, 2019)

Fresh pea, couscous and sweet potato fritters with dill yoghurt

Ingredients

  • 4 large sweet potatoes, skin on, chopped
  • 150g couscous
  • 120g (1 cup) cake flour
  • 150g fresh coriander, chopped, + extra to serve
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 125ml (½ cup) fresh peas
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • olive oil, for frying
  • 250ml (1 cup) Greek yoghurt
  • 30ml (2 tbsp) fresh dill, chopped
  • fresh lime wedges, to serve

Instructions

1

Steam the sweet potatoes until tender then mash with a fork while warm. Set aside to cool.

2

Add the couscous, 60g (½ cup) of the flour, the coriander, lime juice, eggs and peas. Season well.

3

Shape small handfuls of the mixture into fritters and lightly dust with theremaining flour.

4

Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat and fry the fritters until golden, about 3 minutes on each side. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towel.

5

Combine the yoghurt and dill. Season.

6

Serve the fritters with the dill yoghurt, lime wedges and extra coriander.

 

 

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