Sweet Potato Falafel-Style Bites
🏠 Cuisine: Fusion 🍽️ Course: Appetizer 👥 Servings: 11
Healthy and flavorful Sweet Potato Falafel-Style Bites — cooked two ways: in the pan and in the air fryer! These cutlets are a delicious fusion twist made with grated sweet potatoes, cornmeal, dill, and onions — crisp on the outside, soft on the inside, and served with a refreshing yogurt cucumber dip.
Instructions
- Peel and grate sweet potatoes.
- Heat a little oil in a pan. Shallow fry 5 patties, flipping 3 times until golden and crispy.
- Place 6 patties in an air fryer. Cook at 200°C (392°F) for 10 minutes.
- Serve warm with a cucumber-yogurt dip.
- Boil sweet potatoes for 5 minutes in water with a few drops of oil.
- Strain well and mash with a fork.
- Add mashed sweet potatoes to a mixing bowl. Add chopped dill, chopped onions (optional), and all spices.
- Mix in cornmeal and cornflour. Use hands to combine well into a dough-like mixture.
- Shape the mixture into small patties (makes around 11).











