In instead of the conventional potato pancake, try this. exotically spiced sweet potato pancakes with cumin, curry powder, and cinnamon. very suitable for Thanksgiving.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 15 |
| Yield: | 15 pancakes |
Ingredients
- 1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 eggs, beaten
- ½ cup vegetable oil for frying
- ½ cup milk
Instructions
- Shred the sweet potatoes, and place in a colander to drain for about 10 minutes. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, white sugar, brown sugar, curry powder and cumin. Make a well in the center, and pour in eggs and milk. Stir until all of the dry ingredients have been absorbed. Stir in sweet potatoes.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Drop the potato mixture by spoonfuls into the oil, and flatten with the back of the spoon. Fry until golden on both sides, flipping only once. If they are browning too fast, reduce the heat to medium. Remove from the oil, and keep warm while the other pancakes are frying.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 125 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 11 g |
| Cholesterol | 26 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 54 mg |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fat | 8 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Very good!! I left out the Curry for my wife.
I will definitely make this again.
Flavor is 5 stars, but I found labor intense to make for a crowd. I had to keep adding more flour and they were stil falling apart. My husband who loathes sweet potatoes, ate these.
It was fabulous. I added a bit of shredded apple. I tried it again using half potatoes and half sweet potatoes. I added just a little Cajun seasoning and none of the sweet ingredients. The family loved it.
Our pancakes came out soggy and really greasy, and didn’t hold together well. It would have been good to have some info as to how long to cook them on each side, and how to tell whether the oil was hot enough. Tasted fine (note: we substituted mustard, cinnamon, cayenne, and cloves for curry powder), but the texture was not great. We won’t be trying this recipe again.
These were delicious! I added salt to the batter and used cinnamon instead of the curry. Will definitely make these again!
Loved it overall…I just found it a little heavy on the “batter” for the amount of sweet potato, so I added a little more potato. Also, I liked it better with a little salt added.
Use half as much curry– the taste was way too intense. Also, a teaspoon and a half of cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg make it a bit sweeter.
very nice,besides using sweet potato as anlternative to white potatoes, spices added subtle flavor.wondering about cinnamon amount omission, probably 1 tap. cinnamon is pretty stong spice. as for oil, used teflon coated pan and just brushed heated pan with oil. 1/2 cup seems too much.
Wasn’t sure about the cinnamon in the write up, so I added 1 tsp. I wish I knew how much 1# of grated sweet potatoes was in cup measurement; I think that should have been stated. The pancakes had great taste, but with the amount of sweet potatoes I used, they came apart when flipping them–the top layer separated off the rest of the pancake!
my kids loved em! I put a little bit of allspice in them too and made them with brown sugar!
I thought I would really love this recipe and found it to be only OK. There was nothing to drain from the potatoes after 10 min per directions. I added a little cinnamon and that worked just fine. I might try them again and serve topped with applesauce. I served with a dollop of FF sour cream and it also made them tastier.
Loved it! It was a hit with the guests too. I added some cinnamon and served it with sprinkled powdered sugar. I will make this again (and again, and again).
Fantastic. We are big sweet potato fans, so we really loved this recipe. Will definitely make these again.
I like sweet potatoes, and I like potato pancakes, but this was too greasy and had way too much curry. Smelled nice though, and my toddler liked having a few bites, so that’s something.
It is really good. If you make it, you will not be upset. Great for any occasion.