Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Mexican Potato and Lima Bean Cakes - Tortitas de Alubias y Papa ; 28g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber

Thursday, July 7, 2011

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Mexican Potato and Lima Bean Cakes - Tortitas de Alubias y Papa ; 28g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber

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Mexican Potato and Lima Bean Cakes - Tortitas de Alubias y Papa

Recipe By :Cafe Europa, Morelia, Michoacan state of Mexico
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : LowCal (Less than 300 cals) LowerCarbs
LowFat (Less than 15%) Vegan

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 large floury potatoes -- diced and then boiled until fork-tender
1 cup lima beans -- soaked for a few hours, then cooked until tender
1 bunch scallions/spring onions -- finely chopped
3 cloves garlic -- minced
2 jalapeno peppers -- (use any moderately hot green chilies if you can't find these)
1 medium red onion -- finely diced
2 teaspoons cornflour -- mixed with 2 tbsp water
Salt -- to taste
To dredge: -- 1/2 cup flour, for dredging the patties.
1 tablespoon canola oil -- (1 to 3) or other vegetable oil.

Place the potatoes and lima beans in a bowl and mash together until you have a lumpy but fairly smooth mixture. Add the remaining ingredients and mix together. The potato-bean mixture should hold together when you form a patty.

Make 2-inch wide patties and dredge them in the flour. Shake off any excess flour.

Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a cast-iron or non-stick skillet.

When the oil is hot, place just enough patties in it so the skillet is not overcrowded.

Cook about 2-3 minutes on each side, over medium-high heat, or until golden-brown.

Serve hot with any hot sauce or these yummy stir-fried beet greens (recipe follows).

Makes about 8, depending on size

AuthorNote: The potato and lima bean cakes also remind me a little of a popular Indian street snack, Ragda Patties, which are potato cakes served in a pea sauce. But unlike that dish, these cakes combine both the legume and spud right inside the patty which means less work for me. And that's just the way I like it.

Cuisine:
"Mexican"
Source:
"Holy Cow! Recipes from a Vegan Kitchen"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"July 2011"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 152 Calories; 2g Fat (11.4% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 28g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 9mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat.

Nutr. Assoc. : 4608 0 1337 0 0 0 439 0 0 0