Savory Sweet Potato Pancakes
Between you and me – is there something that you adore – but you don’t crave?
Even though you love it, you can do without it, but the moment you get to experience it – you cannot seem to get enough?
For example let’s take chocolate cake, you might adore it – but you manage to convince yourself you don’t need it for breakfast, lunch and dinner – you might even make it many months without tasting a sliver – but then you end up with a slice on your plate – and you realize what true love is! Okay so maybe I shouldn’t go that far – but, you get my drift?
Well, this past weekend, my “chocolate cake” happened to be “Friday Night Lights” (the TV series)!
Forever one who always seems to miss the bandwagon, I didn’t watch Friday Night Lights when it first came out in 2006. But, over the last couple of months, my daughter and I worked our way through all five seasons – with a marathon vegging out session this past weekend which resulted in us finishing the whole series! I don’t believe it took us 2 months to finish 76 episodes (and here I was thinking I didn’t even like watching TV)!
My daughter and I couldn’t help but root for the characters through their struggles and cheer them on through their triumphs – both on and off the field. There were so many episodes that sparked feverish discussions between my daughter and I; the teen daughter rebelling; the brother who went to jail for a crime his brother committed just so his brother could stay and be a dad to his son; the gifted and cocky player who was humbled before he landed a scholarship; the player who made a life for himself when all hope seemed to be lost after a horrible accident…if you have watched this series – you know the heart and depth of the scenarios in it – if you haven’t, I would highly recommend it – but maybe not finishing the whole series in 2 months! 🙂
Marathon vegging out sessions need fuel – and that’s where these pancakes come into play. These savory sweet potato pancakes were our brunch –and– kept chocolate cake off our minds through out our marathon TV-viewing.
Made with sweet potatoes and chick pea flour – these are gluten free. And flavored with garlic, onion and cumin – these are definitely not taste free! We had ours with a side of date and tamarind chutney.
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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sweet potato baked and mashed
- 1/2 cup chick pea flour besan flour
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1 egg
- 1 garlic clove chopped finely
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon cumin
- dash of salt
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together
- Then, drop 3-4 tablespoons onto a skillet, coated with olive oil or butter
- Cook on a low flame for 3-4 minutes and flip and cook the other side for another 3-4 minutes
- Serve with date and tamarind chutney
The.Boy and I are currently watching The Blacklist at breakneck speed, but maybe I should recommend Friday Night Lights as our next show. Sounds awesome! Also, I am so into the fact that these are savory. Such a fun twist!
Thanks for mentioning FBP. i’m still thinking about getting the membership, maybe now is the time 😉
I love Friday Nights Lights! I watched it when it first came out, but I’ve been considering going back and watching it again. I can see how it stimulated quite a bit of discussion between you and your teenage daughter. Love those pancakes! I’ve had pumpkin pancakes, but I can see these as more savory and less sweet.
I’ve thought about signing up for FB Pro – after your rave reviews, I’ll have to give it another look! Love these pancakes, btw! Are they still savory if I douse them in maple syrup? Good. I’m glad you agree! 😉 Pinned!
I’ve never really tried savory pancakes but DUDE I think I need to give it a shot… Roll some MEAT up in one! ha ha ha!
I absolutely LOVE savory pancakes and this stack looks amazing!!!!!! Date and tamarind chutney is my favorite ever and I love this combination!
Right now I’m all about the pancakes so this post is singing sweet hellos to me! These look great!
So I have never seen Friday Night Lights … everyone keeps telling me to watch it and I just never get around to it! Now you have me rethinking this… hmmmm.
And I LOVE the sound of these pancakes! I’m such a sucker for savory pancakes and with sweet potatoes?? Even better!
Thanks lady – yes, Friday Night Lights is most definitely a must see! At least the first season – I was hooped while watching the pilot!
I love that series!! I think it is because the movie (Friday Night Lights) takes place in many of the places I competed in track!!!
I remember you mentioning that you used to run through all those places the movie was filmed in! I loved it because o the story lines – but my daughter wants to be everywhere Tim Riggins (Taylor Kitsch) was while filming – I keep telling her she needs to stick to boys around her age as he is close to my age and old enough to be her dad! GAH!
Oh I do love a good veg-out! And yes, you do need fuel for them. And what could be better than these healthy pancakes? I love the way you weave healthy unusual ingredients into your baked things, Shashi!
Thanks so much Helen – I have been on a mission to get my daughter to eat healthier – hence the weaving in of healthy ingredients into my treats 🙂
I’ve never seen Friday Night Lights, but I will if it means I can have the same munchies as you… these sweet potato pancakes sound yummy! Love that you used chickpea flour and paired it with chutney for a sweet and savoury treat!
Thanks Genevieve! That protein packed chick pea flour kept our bellies full!
MMMMM…delicious! Love that these are savoury and with that chutney, yummy!! I took care of my leftover sweet potato casserole today…repurposed. I still have mashed potatoes and I was going to do this very thing with them! Well, more like potato cakes…we’ll see how they turn out.
Hope you are well. xx
Thank you so much Nazneen – I am well (I took a week or so off) and I hope you are too – I hope you post your sweet potato pancakes – I adore potato cakes – I used to make them but these days I cannot seem to duplicate them just right – so I cannot wait to be inspired by yours! xx’s
Love the sound of your marathon vegging out sessions with your daughter 🙂 Snacking on these savory sweet potato pancakes are such a delicious idea too! They look amazing!
Thanks so much Sweet Kelly – I was in bad need of some major veggin out time – it sure was good for my soul 🙂 Hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving, my friend.
Those pancakes look fantastic, Shashi! Beautiful photos too… I’m cracking up that you and your daughter have been marathoning Friday Night Lights – definitely addictive.
Thanks Marissa – good gosh – in these last 2 months, I have watched an insane amount of TV – I think Friday Night Lights is by far one of the best shows I have seen – great story line and the eye candy ain’t too bad either 😉
Why have I never thought of this, such a great idea. These look amazing, Shashi!
I looked at your 30 minute apple strudel and thought just that! Btw, thanks bunches Matt!
I’ve had a lot of pancakes and waffles lately, but none that were savory. This would be an excellent change of pace! Kind of like a hash brown maybe? Yum!
If these did not have any chick pea flour or almond milk in them, they would probably taste like a sweet potato hash brown – though I cannot say I have ever had a sweet potato hash brown-have you? Am curious as I just Googled to see if Waffle house had ’em and couldn’t find them – now my curiosity is piqued!
Btw – thanks Chris!