Name: Curried Sweet-Potato Latkes
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Jewish
Ingredients: 1 lb. sweet potatoes peeled; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 2 tsp. Sugar; 1 tsp. brown sugar; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper or to taste; 2 tsp. curry powder; 1 tsp. cumin; 1 salt and pepper to taste; 2 large Eggs beaten; 1/2 cup milk approximately; peanut or vegetable oil

by rgoldston

I got this recipe from the New York Times probably 25 years ago. They adapted it from a recipe from the New Prospect Cafe.

INGREDIENTS

1 lb. sweet potatoes ; peeled
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp. Sugar
1 tsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper ; or to taste
2 tsp. curry powder
1 tsp. cumin
1 salt and pepper to taste
2 large Eggs ; beaten
1/2 cup milk ; approximately
peanut or vegetable oil

Servings

INSTRUCTIONS

Grate the sweet potatoes in the food processor using the grating attachment, not the steel blade. Mix flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, cayenne pepper, curry powder, cumin, salt and pepper in a separate bowl. Add eggs and just enough milk to the dry ingredients to make a stiff batter. Add potatoes and mix. Batter should be moist but not runny; add more milk if needed.

Heat 1/4 inch of peanut or vegetable oil in a large frying pan until hot (put a shred of potato into the pan and when it's bubbling, the oil is ready). Drop batter by tablespoonfuls and flatten out. Cook on each side til golden. Drain on paper towels.

If making ahead, put cooked and drained latkes on cookie sheets and place in the freezer for an hour. When frozen, put latkes into plastic bags for storage in freezer. To serve, preheat oven to 400. Place frozen latkes on cookie sheets and put into the oven for 10 minutes or so until they're bubbling and crispy.

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Curried Sweet-Potato Latkes

1  lb. sweet potatoes peeled
 1/2  cup all-purpose flour  
 2  tsp. Sugar 
 1  tsp. brown sugar  
 1  tsp. baking powder  
 1/4  tsp. cayenne pepper or to taste 
 2  tsp. curry powder  
 1  tsp. cumin  
1   salt and pepper to taste  
 2  large Eggs beaten
 1/2  cup milk approximately
   peanut or vegetable oil

Grate the sweet potatoes in the food processor using the grating attachment, not the steel blade.  Mix flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, cayenne pepper, curry powder, cumin, salt and pepper in a separate bowl.  Add eggs and just enough milk to the dry ingredients to make a stiff batter.  Add potatoes and mix.  Batter should be moist but not runny; add more milk if needed.

Heat 1/4 inch of peanut or vegetable oil in a large frying pan until hot (put a shred of potato into the pan and when it's bubbling, the oil is ready).  Drop batter by tablespoonfuls and flatten out.  Cook on each side til golden.  Drain on paper towels.

If making ahead, put cooked and drained latkes on cookie sheets and place in the freezer for an hour.  When frozen, put latkes into plastic bags for storage in freezer.  To serve, preheat oven to 400. Place frozen latkes on cookie sheets and put into the oven for 10 minutes or so until they're bubbling and crispy.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (60g)
Recipe Makes: 20

Calories: 116
Calories from Fat: 46 (40%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 5.1g	7 %
	Saturated Fat 1.6g	8 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.9g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 0.7g
Cholesterol 211.5mg		65 %
Sodium 108.7mg		4 %
Potassium 152.1mg		4 %
Total Carbohydrate 10.3g		3 %
	Dietary Fiber 0.9g	3 %
	Sugars, other 9.4g
Protein 7.2g		10 %
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