Morning Veggie potato Cakes w/ Cilantro Chutney

The cakes themselves have so much flavor from an array of spices. Combine that with fresh sprouts, grilled onion and cilantro chutney and well, it’s quite fantastic.

Course Breakfast

Ingredients

6 golden yukon potatoes, cut into 8ths
2 poblano peppers, chopped
3 small/medium carrots, chopped
12 small shiitake mushrooms, sliced (into 3 slices, each mushroom)
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 tbsp paprika
½ tbsp cumin powder
½ tbsp onion powder
½ tbsp salt
½ tbsp turmeric powder
¼ tbsp pepper
½ tbsp liquid aminos (or low sodium soy sauce)
¼ cup cooked quinoa
¼ cup cooked rice
flour, as needed to sprinkle on the patties before frying
grapeseed oil, as needed to coat the bottom of my pan for frying (will vary depending on pan size)

Instructions

Add potatoes to a deep pot and add enough water to cover them
Bring water to a boil, reduce to medium heat and cover with a lid - to cook the potatoes quicker
Add olive oil to a large skillet and heat on low flame
Add poblano pepper, carrot and saute for 3 minutes
Add garlic, saute for 1 minute
Add mushrooms and liquid aminos - stir to combine and saute for 7 minutes
When your potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, remove from heat, drain and allow them to sit for a few minutes to release steam/moisture
Transfer potatoes to a bowl and mash with a fork
Once potatoes are mashed add in cooked quinoa, cooked rice, and ½ of your pepper, carrot mushroom saute *
Add in the spices and mix everything together thoroughly *
Begin forming the patties by scooping ⅓-½ cup portions of mash at a time
Sprinkle both sides of the patties with flour
In a large skillet, heat to medium flame and, add enough oil to coat the bottom of the pan- for frying*
Begin adding patties, careful not to crowd the skillet too much
Cook on each side for roughly 4-5 minutes, or until golden brown
Careful when flipping them over, a flat spatula is very helpful
Garnish with grilled onions, remaining pepper saute, avocado, fresh sprouts and cilantro chutney

Notes

Use the potatoes you have available, russet work great too

I only added poblano pepper and carrots to the actual patties. The mushrooms and remaining saute, I left for garnish

For more formed patties, add a few sprinkles of flour to the pattie mix, in addition to dusting the tops with flour before frying

Any high heat oil will be okay for the frying, i used grapeseed oil