
Savoury kumara cakes
Turn your leftover veges into these tasty kumara cakes.

SERVES4
TIME TO MAKE15 - 30 mins
MEAL TYPEDinner
TIME TO MAKE15 - 30 mins
MEAL TYPEDinner
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Method
- Microwave (or steam) kumara in a little water until tender, about 5 minutes. Mash
- Cook onion in a pan or microwave
- Mix all ingredients together except breadcrumbs
- Put breadcrumbs on a plate. Divide mixture into four. Put a quarter of the mix in a mound on the breadcrumbs and form into a circle about 2cm high. Lift carefully onto a sheet of baking paper
- Sprinkle the top of the pattie with breadcrumbs then spray with oil
- Once all patties are made, place in fridge to chill
- Turn on oven and heat to 180°C. Once oven is heated, lift baking paper and patties onto an oven tray and cook for 20 minutes.
- 2red kumara , peeled, cut into chunks
- 1onion, finely diced
- 2 clovesgarlic, crushed
- 1carrot, grated
- 5button mushrooms, finely diced
- ½ cupfrozen peas
- 1egg
- 1 tbspsoy sauce, reduced-salt
- 1 tspginger root, chopped
- breadcrumbs
Per serve
- Energy750kJ
- Total Fat4.2g
- Saturated Fat1.4g
- Total Carbohydrate30g
- Dietary Fibre4.9g
- Sodium237mg
Method
- Microwave (or steam) kumara in a little water until tender, about 5 minutes. Mash
- Cook onion in a pan or microwave
- Mix all ingredients together except breadcrumbs
- Put breadcrumbs on a plate. Divide mixture into four. Put a quarter of the mix in a mound on the breadcrumbs and form into a circle about 2cm high. Lift carefully onto a sheet of baking paper
- Sprinkle the top of the pattie with breadcrumbs then spray with oil
- Once all patties are made, place in fridge to chill
- Turn on oven and heat to 180°C. Once oven is heated, lift baking paper and patties onto an oven tray and cook for 20 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2red kumara , peeled, cut into chunks
- 1onion, finely diced
- 2 clovesgarlic, crushed
- 1carrot, grated
- 5button mushrooms, finely diced
- ½ cupfrozen peas
- 1egg
- 1 tbspsoy sauce, reduced-salt
- 1 tspginger root, chopped
- breadcrumbs
Ingredients
- 2red kumara , peeled, cut into chunks
- 1onion, finely diced
- 2 clovesgarlic, crushed
- 1carrot, grated
- 5button mushrooms, finely diced
- ½ cupfrozen peas
- 1egg
- 1 tbspsoy sauce, reduced-salt
- 1 tspginger root, chopped
- breadcrumbs
Nutrition Facts
Per serve
- Energy750kJ
- Total Fat4.2g
- Saturated Fat1.4g
- Total Carbohydrate30g
- Dietary Fibre4.9g
- Sodium237mg
Method
- Microwave (or steam) kumara in a little water until tender, about 5 minutes. Mash
- Cook onion in a pan or microwave
- Mix all ingredients together except breadcrumbs
- Put breadcrumbs on a plate. Divide mixture into four. Put a quarter of the mix in a mound on the breadcrumbs and form into a circle about 2cm high. Lift carefully onto a sheet of baking paper
- Sprinkle the top of the pattie with breadcrumbs then spray with oil
- Once all patties are made, place in fridge to chill
- Turn on oven and heat to 180°C. Once oven is heated, lift baking paper and patties onto an oven tray and cook for 20 minutes.
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