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Vegan Potato Cakes with Carrot and Rice

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By: Diana Posted: 1/14/19 Updated: 1/12/22

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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.

vegan potato cakes with carrot and rice stacked on a plate

I grew up eating potato cakes. My Mum always made different variations of potato cakes (maybe that’s a Russian thing?), and our whole family really loved them.

I shared my Mum’s cheesy potato cakes recipe on the blog a couple of years ago, and as so many of my readers loved the recipe I thought that it’s time to share a different variation that I really love.

This recipe is dairy-free, vegan, gluten-free, uses more vegetables and will also save the leftover mashed potatoes that you don’t know what to do with from being thrown out.

The cheesy potato cakes recipe uses an egg to help bind the mashed potatoes to create dense cakes (can be subbed with flax egg), it also calls for some starch or flour. However, this recipe is totally vegan and gluten-free! We add rice and some veggies for that extra flavor.

We don’t normally use any spices to make these vegan potato cakes but feel free to do so especially if you’re not cooking for really young children.

VEGAN POTATO CAKES

The Ingredients

Complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.

The ingredients used to make these potato cakes are quite simple. You will need:

  • Leftover mashed potatoes, or just boiled potatoes
  • Cooked white rice
  • Sauteed diced onion with shredded carrot
  • Chopped parsley
  • Salt
  • You could also add some spices if you like
potato cakes recipe

How to make potato fritters

After you mix the ingredients together in a mixing bowl, shape the mixture into small patties.

If you’re finding it difficult to shape patties because the mixture is too soft, pop in the fridge for 15-20 minutes and then work with it.

Shape the patties, and shallow fry them in a frying pan until they’re golden and crispy. Serve warm.

VEGAN POTATO CAKES RECIPE

Recipe Tips

  • 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.
Vegan potato cakes recipe. Suitable for toddlers

Whether you are making these for yourself or for your family including young children, I hope that you love them as much as we do!

Recommended Tools

  • Non-stick pan. I like to shallow fry fritters and vegetable cakes on a good quality non-stick pan, it ensures that they never stick to the pan and they always cook evenly.
  • Glass bowl. This is the set that I have and use for everything from baking to cooking.
  • Stainless steel measuring spoons. I’ve had this set for so long now, honestly, the quality is amazing and they will last you for ages!
  • Turner. Always make sure that the turner that you’re using is heat-resistant!

More Potato Recipes

  • Smothered potatoes (my fav!)
  • Cheesy scalloped potatoes
  • Instant Pot buttered potatoes
  • Smashed potatoes
  • Cheesy mashed potato cakes
  • Vegan potato soup
  • Instant Pot potato salad

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Vegan Potato Cakes with Rice

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Author: Diana
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These potato cakes are crispy and lovely from the outside, but super soft from the inside. Super easy to make!
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These potato cakes are crispy and lovely from the outside, but super soft from the inside. Super easy to make!

Ingredients

  • 1 pound (450g) potatoes russets, peeled
  • ½ cup (100g) uncooked rice
  • 4 teaspoons vegetable oil divided
  • 2 small yellow onions diced
  • 2 carrots peeled and grated
  • 5 tablespoons fresh parsley leaves chopped
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Add the potatoes to a saucepan, cover with water and bring to a boil. When the water starts boiling, salt the water and cook the potatoes until they are fork tender. Remove from heat, drain, and mash.
  • Cook the rice following the package instructions.
  • In a pan, heat 2 teaspoons of oil and sautee 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 the remaining heated vegetable oil over medium-high 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 3 more minutes. Serve warm (or cold).

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 Information

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

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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  1. Claire says

    Posted on 1/24/22 at 20:58

    5 stars
    Me & my 1.5 year old love this recipe! I added corn, green peas, and some cilantro. The most extensive part is mashing the potatoes and cooking all the items separately before combining. Looking forward to having these patties prepped and frozen for the week. Thank you 🙂

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  2. Suzey says

    Posted on 1/20/22 at 11:10

    5 stars
    Love the recipes. Have been ill and feeling pretty weak find these easy to do. Especially love potato cakes. Intolerant to dairy so much of your recipes are great for me. Then I just have a couple of chicken thighs with it. So nice as most folk put dairy in everything why I can’t eat. Suzey 😊

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