Kumera And Tuna Patties

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 600 g kumara, peeled roughly chopped and steamed
• 1 large onion, peeled and finely diced
• 1/2 cup parsley (cilantro) or 1/2 cup coriander, chopped finely (cilantro)
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground
• 1 teaspoon curry powder or 1 teaspoon curry paste
• 1 chili, finely diced (optional)
• 425 g tuna, well drained
• 1/2 cup dried breadcrumbs (packaged) or 1/2 cup dried gluten-free breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 peel and roughly chop the kumera.
• 2 steam the kumera and roughly mash. measure out 2 cups of mashed kumera for the recipe.
• 3 add the 2 cups kumera and all remaining ingredients to a large bowl. mix well.
• 4 using your hands, roll 1/4 cup of the mixture into a ball and flatten them to form patty shapes. continue with the remaining mixture. if the mixture is too wet, add in some more breadcrumbs.
• 5 you can roll the patties in some extra dry packaged breadcrumbs if you wish.
• 6 refrigerate patties for 30 minutes or overnight.
• 7 heat a little oil in a large frypan and add the patties. cook until browned on each side. turn patties gentley.
• 8 serve with a salad on the side and a sauce/mayonnaise of your choice.