Decided to take on the classic Hanukkah treat with my personal favorite potato, so I went with sweet potato latkes! Crispy, comforting, and full of flavor. Added a hint of garam masala because it’s a personality trait.
In the midst of elementary school holiday parties organized by enthusiastic parents, I remember the days some parents would come through with latkes, a menorah, and dreidels to tell us more about Hanukkah. Can you guess my favorite part?
Latkes are so crispy and flavorful, and you can do so much with the toppings. I made applesauce tahini, yogurt tahini mint sauce, beet yogurt sauce, sweet potato hummus, and parsley pesto.
The Rundown
1. Spiralize or grate your sweet potatoes. Make sure to squeeze out the moisture with a towel or cheesecloth!
2. Coat the sweet potatoes with a mixture of chickpea flour, cornstarch, flax meal, garlic, garam masala, and cinnamon. I loved the flavor of the garam masala and cinnamon, but feel free to get creative and come up with your own flavor combo.
3. Fry in avocado oil or another high-heat neutral vegetable oil. I flipped em like pancakes and they were good to go.
4. Make some fun dips! I topped my sweet potato latkes with the dips mentioned above, ground cumin, black pepper, plant-based yogurt, and mint leaves.
Sweet Potato Latkes
Ingredients
- 1.5 medium sweet potatoes, spiralized or grated
- ½ yellow onion, grated
- ½ cup chickpea flour
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp flaxseed meal
- ½ tsp garlic
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt (or to taste)
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp avocado oil
Instructions
- Spiralize or grate your potatoes and put them in a bowl with the onion. Squeeze out the moisture with a thin towel or cheesecloth.
- In a separate bowl, add the chickpea flour, cornstarch, flax meal, garlic, garam masala, cinnamon, and salt. Mix it with the potatoes.
- If the mixture gets too dry, add the olive oil.
- Fry in 4 tbsp avocado oil at slightly above medium heat. About 2-3 minutes per side.
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