Spiced potato & spring green cakes

Serves

2 People

Cooking Time

45 minutes

Season

Spring

Summer

Dietary

Vegetarian

With new potatoes coming into season and spring greens from our farm try this recipe for a great weekend brunch or light dinner. It’s like bubble and squeak but with some subtle curry spices to season the potato and greens. With a golden turmeric fried egg over the top and some garlic and lemon yoghurt this will go down a treat!

Ingredients

500g Jersey Royal/New Potatoes
250g Spring Greens
1 Red Chilli
Half tsp Black mustard seeds
Half tsp Cumin Seeds
1 tsp Curry powder
Salt & Pepper
2 tbsp Plain flour (Plus extra)
Sunflower Oil
4 Orchard Eggs
Half tsp Ground Turmeric
150g Plain Yoghurt
1 Clove Garlic
Half a Lemon

Method

Step 1.

Start by washing your potatoes under cold water removing any dirt. Keep the skins on! Place the potatoes in a pan of cold water and bring to the boil and a tsp salt to the water and simmer until cooked for around 25-30 mins.

Step 2.

Drain the potatoes and allow to cool completely. Finely shred your spring greens, to a pan add a drop of oil and cook until wilted around 5 minutes. Season with a little salt and pepper. When cooked set aside and allow to cool.

Step 3.

Add your potatoes to a bowl and mash with the back of a fork. You don’t want them completely smooth, leave some texture to them. To the potatoes add the chilli, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry powder. Season well with salt. Add the greens and mix well. Add the flour and mix again.

Step 4.

Prepare the garlic yoghurt. Place the yoghurt in a bowl and crushed or grated garlic squeeze of half a lemon and a pinch of salt. Set aside.

Step 5.

Get a large plate and add some flour. Shape the potato mixture into patties, cover in flour and fry in a hot pan with a cm of sunflower oil. Fry for around 2-3 mins on each side until golden brown.

Step 6.

Fry your eggs. Add a good glug of oil to a frying pan and heat, add your eggs and fry for a few mins. Add the turmeric to the oil and baste the eggs in the oil so they go golden and the white is cooked. Now serve up! Add a swipe of the yoghurt to the base of the plate, add the potato cakes and the fried eggs on top with a little of the turmeric oil over the top.