Potato and Rice Croquettes

Name: Potato and Rice Croquettes
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 450 g/1 lb potatoes, cooked and mashed; corn oil for frying; 1 egg, beaten; toasted sesame seeds for coating; 225 g/8 oz/1¼ cups rice, cooked; generous handful of parsley, finely chopped seasoning to taste

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

The New Vegetarian

By Colin Spencer

Published 1986

About

This recipe is the simplest one of all and an excellent foil to a spicy stew or curry. You can flavour these croquettes with almost any spice or herb, but fresh herbs suit potato and rice the best.

Ingredients

450 g/1 lb potatoes, cooked and mashed
225 g/8

Starter
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Thoroughly mix the first 5 ingredients. Leave to stand for 1 hour. Shape into cakes, roll in the sesame seeds and shallow-fry in 1 cm/½ inch oil until brown and crisp.