Vegan potato cakes made with leftover mashed potatoes, rice, carrots, onions, and parsley! These potato cakes are crispy and lovely from the outside, but super soft from the inside.They are so easy to make, and the kids love them. Naturally gluten-free, and suitable for toddlers. Also great for freezing and make ahead meals.

Ingredients
1 pound (450 grams) potatoes russets
½ cup (100 grams) rice
2 small onions diced
2 carrots peeled and grated
5 tablespoons fresh parsley leaves chopped
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
salt to taste

Instructions
Boil peeled potatoes until soft, and mash them.
Cook the rice.
Saute onions and carrots until they’re soft.
In a bowl combine the mashed potatoes with the cooked rice, sauteed carrots and onions, parsley and season with salt to taste. Divide the mixture into 14-16 portions and shape balls then flatten into cakes using your hands.
Fry in vegetable oil on medium heat until the cakes are golden and crispy for 3-4 minutes (the mixture will be very soft so be careful not to break the cakes while frying), flip and cook for around 3 more minutes. Serve hot.

Notes
If you’re boiling potatoes to make these potato fritters or cakes, use a potato ricer or masher to mash them and make sure that there are no lumps left.
Fully cook the rice before adding it to the mixture.
Make patties that are not too big. Big patties start to break and won’t easily cook through.
You could add different herbs to the patties, I’ve added parsley this time but I also add dill or chives sometimes.
When shallow frying the potato cakes, fry on medium heat until the patties start to crisp as the crispy exterior is what’s so special about these potato fritters.

Nutrition
Calories: 54kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 187mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 1375IU | Vitamin C: 6.6mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1.2mg