Maneet Chauhan's Sweet Potato Croquettes with Black-eye Pea Curry

1. To prepare Sweet Potato Croquettes:
2. Mash sweet potato and set aside to cool. Heat ½ tbsp oil in a pan and add cumin seeds to it. When cumin seeds start to sizzles and color deepens, add finely chopped onions and sauté 5 minutes.  Add cauliflower and sauté 3 minutes.
3. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute 1½ mins. Add turmeric, coriander, cumin, and chili powder and sauté them for 30 seconds. Add garam masala and dry mango powder and set aside to cool.
4. Combine onion mixture with the mashed sweet potatoes. To this add the bread crumbs, chopped cilantro and salt to taste and mix them well.

4. Form flattened croquettes.  Dust each patty generously in semolina.Place 2-3 patties on a hot griddle or skillet with extra oil. Let them cook until the side turns golden brown and crisp. Gently flip and add more oil and cook until crisp and browned 4-5 more minutes

To prepare Black-eye Pea Curry:

1. Puree tomato, onion, garlic, ginger and coconut to a smooth paste and keep it ready. Heat oil, add cumin seeds, when it splutters, add the ground paste, all the spice powder, salt needed and cook until oil separates. Stir frequently in between. 

2. Add the cooked black eyed beans, 1 cup of water and collard greens and cook on low heat for about an hour.

Serve the croquette with  the black bean collard green curry. Top with pickled apple slaw or other pickled vegetables.