How to Make Potato Patties

Ingredients

• 1 kilo fine bulgur
• 1 kilo boiled potatoes
• 1 loaf bread
• salt
• ground cumin or cumin seeds
• black pepper
• dried mint
• The filling:
• minced meat
• 1 stick butter or ghee
• onion
• walnuts and labneh / optional

Method

1. Soak the bulgur in water for about a quarter of an hour, then drain and squeeze it by hand.
2. Boil the potatoes, then drain and mash them.
3. Add the potatoes to the bulgur.
4. Soak the bread loaf in a little water until soft, then drain it and add it to the potatoes and bulgur.
5. Add salt, cumin, and mint to taste, mix well until the mixture is uniform, and set aside.
6. Prepare the filling: put the meat in a pan over heat and stir it until it dries.
7. Add salt and butter or ghee, let it melt, then add the chopped onion and stir.
8. When the filling is cooked, add cumin, mint, walnuts, and labneh.
9. Let the filling cool before stuffing the potatoes.
10. Shape the potato mixture into patties, make a cavity in each one, fill each with a little filling, and seal.
11. Fry the potato patties in plenty of hot oil until they just take on color—do not overdo it so they don't burst; they can also be grilled over charcoal.
12. Note: You can freeze the potato patties in freezer bags until ready to fry.