Looking for recipes to use up leftover mashed potatoes, then this is it. This delectable pan fried potato cakes is made with mashed potatoes, cheese and herbs. This potato cakes comes handy to use up mashed potatoes from your holiday party. Learn how to make best mashed potato cakes with step by step pictures.
Potato Cakes Recipe
This is a great recipe using up your thanksgiving leftover mashed potatoes. I am sure that you will get leftovers after thanksgiving and this is a great recipe to use them up without wasting it. It is a kids friendly recipe and your little one will love it for sure.
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If you don't have leftover mashed potatoes, just use some boiled mashed potatoes and follow the exact same recipe. It will be just perfect.
About Potato Cakes
Potato cake refers to a variety potato dishes from throughout the world, such as a potato patty, a fried mashed potato patty, a fried and battered potato slice, or a flatbread prepared with mashed potato and flour.
This version of potato cake is made with leftover mashed potatoes. Mashed potatoes is one of the most important dish made during thanksgiving, fall or even for Christmas dinner. After all the parties and gatherings happening, you should be left with tons of mashed potatoes in the fridge.
Leftover mashed potatoes doesn't taste that great when heated the next day. Potato cakes is one of the easy recipe that you can make using your thanksgiving or holiday leftover mashed potato. Since mashed potatoes already have butter, milk and cream added, you don't need to bother with those.
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Potato Cakes Ingredients
Mashed Potatoes - Potatoes that have been boiled and then crushed and beaten into a soft mass
Coriander leaves -The coriander leaves should have a light, lemony flavour. They can be utilised whole or crushed.
Chilli Powder- Chilli powder can range from mild to fairly spicy, depending on the amount of cayenne pepper in the blend.
Plain flour - I used refined flour for binding the potatoes which holds the shape and gets crispy when fried.
Cheese - you can use grated parmesan or cheddar cheese for a slightly cheesy texture and flavour.
How to Make Potato Cake (Stepwise Pictures)
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| Take mashed potatoes in a bowl, if you don't have mashed potatoes (RECIPE HERE).. Just use regular potatoes and mash it well |
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| chopped coriander leaves |
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| add some all purpose flour / maida |
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| salt and pepper to taste |
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| add in lots of grated cheese |
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| add in some chilli powder or cayenne |
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| mix well |
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| take small portion |
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| flatten it like this |
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| done |
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| heat oil in a pan, place the patties |
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| cook till golden brown on both sides |
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| done |
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| Serve |
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Expert Tips
- Instead of using leftover mashed potatoes. You can use boiled and mashed normal potatoes.
- Any herbs, dried herbs, seasonings and spice powders can be added into the mashed potatoes.
- you can fry the patties in butter rather than oil.
- Chopped onions, grated carrots can be added.
- You can even add in cooked shredded chicken into the mashed potatoes.
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Potato Cakes Recipe | Mashed Potato Cakes
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- saute pan or skillet
Ingredients
- 1 cup Mashed Potatoes or use normal boiled and mashed potatoes
- 3 tbsp Parsley chopped finely
- ½ cup All Purpose Flour
- ½ cup Cheddar Cheese grated
- 1 tsp Salt or to taste
- ½ tsp Black Pepper powder or to taste
- ½ tsp Chilli Powder
- 4 tbsp Oil
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients except oil and take small portion from it. Form it into patties.
- Heat oil in a pan, drop the patties in and fry till golden on both sides. Strain on some paper towel and serve.
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Notes
- Instead of using leftover mashed potatoes. You can use boiled and mashed normal potatoes.
- Any herbs, dried herbs, seasonings and spice powders can be added into the mashed potatoes.
- you can fry the patties in butter rather than oil.
- Chopped onions, grated carrots can be added.
- You can even add in cooked shredded chicken into the mashed potatoes.
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Anonymous
What is the substitute for maida in this recipe?
EatsLeeds
These look delish, I love potato cakes! I'll have to give it a go with GF flour.
Anita
Can I substitute maida with wheat flour?