Feta and potato cakes

These little cakes are very tasty and simple to make. Before making them, take into account that you need to let the mixture to chill for 1 hour, it will hold its shape better.


Makes 8 to 10 cakes:

500g potatoes
200g feta cheese, crumbled
1 egg
black pepper
1 tsp mixed Italian herbs

+ 3 TBSP plain flour
2 tsp chilli powder
Olive oil, for frying

1. Boil the potatoes until very well done, drain and mash well. Mix in the feta, egg, pepper and herbs and leave to cool down then chill for an hour.

2. Shape the mixture into walnut-size balls.

3. Mix the flour and chilli powder into a plate and roll the balls into the flour mixture.

4. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan and place a few balls onto the pan and flatten them with a spatula. Repeat by batches until all the balls are fried. Serve hot with green vegetables of your choice.