Indian-spiced fish cakes

Indian-spiced fish cakes

Spice up leftover cooked salmon in these simple, freezable fishcakes with cooling raita

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 6 mins

Freezable

Can be frozen uncooked

Method

  1. Boil the potatoes. Meanwhile, dry-fry the cumin seeds for a couple of secs in a large non-stick frying pan. When soft, drain the potatoes, return to the saucepan, add the cumin, onions, chilli and coriander with plenty of seasoning, then mash well. When cooled a little, beat in 2 tbsp of the egg, then carefully stir through the salmon. Shape into 4 rough cakes, then coat in flour. If freezing, freeze on a baking sheet until solid, then pack up.
  2. In the frying pan, melt the butter with the oil. Fry the cakes for about 2 mins each side until golden. Serve with the mayo, raita (recipe below) or mango chutney and some salad leaves.
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Simple raita

Mix 150g pot natural yogurt with 1 tsp mint jelly, 1 tbsp chopped coriander and seasoning to taste.

PER SERVING

551 kcalories, protein 23g, carbohydrate 60g, fat 26 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 4g, sugar 2g, salt 0.43 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2009.

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  • 03 April 2009

    mashimario commented on this recipe

    its was soooo yummy! i used more herbs and i didnt have any left over salmon, so i poached the salmon!!!!!! also i used old bread to make crispy breadcrumbs!

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  • 06 April 2009

    Kiwi Judi commented on this recipe

    If serving with Naan bread, use both mango chutney to serve and spread a little raita on the bread. In this case, make traditional raita with cucumber and coriander - not mint jelly.

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  • 15 April 2009

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I think mine needed more seasoning. They were okay but just that. Wouldn't rush to make them again. Served with roasted carrots and parsnips.

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  • 05 August 2009

    CloClo rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 16 April 2010

    doughnuts_like_fannys rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Disappointing - we thought these needed more fish and more spice, although the latter may have been affected by freezing. We deep fried these, which worked well - they didn't taste greasy.

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    Jay rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Needed a bit more seasoning was okay won't be in a hurry to make again.

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  • 13 July 2010

    mamma smith rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Made this tonight, took note of previous comments and increased amount of fish (basically just used up the leftovers I had)! Also increased the spices and gently fried a red onion with these and added to mixture. End result very acceptable for mid week using up leftovers, would make again. Served with big salad and spicy dressing.

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  • 28 August 2010

    Emily rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I love this recipe! However, I made them this week but had to adapt as all I had in the cupboard were 350g of new potatoes... So I used a wild mushroom packet of couscous to make up the potato difference and actually mashed up the new potatoes, skins and all! They had a lovely flavour and texture and shaped really well into cakes. I also made them with salmon trimmings from Morrisons which is a really economical way of getting fresh fish!

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  • 09 April 2012

    Ilovefood123 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Easy to make and nice for lunch, not strong enough flavours for me though and I used plenty of seasoning and salmon, more herbs next time maybe.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 6 mins

Freezable

Can be frozen uncooked

Ingredients

  • 600g potatoes , quartered if large
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 spring onions , finely chopped
  • 1 red chilli , deseeded and finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp chopped coriander
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • 100g cooked leftover salmon , flaked into large pieces
  • plain flour , for coating
  • 25g butter and 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • leftover avocado mayo, raita or mango chutney, to serve
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PER SERVING

551 kcalories, protein 23g, carbohydrate 60g, fat 26 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 4g, sugar 2g, salt 0.43 g

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