Vegan Black-eyed Peas Cakes/Black-eyed Peas Cornmeal Cakes

After some deep fried black-eyed peas fritters, my today's post is going to be some pan fried black-eyed peas cakes. Black-eyed peas cakes makes an excellent evening snacks since its calls for simple ingredients. I have seen couple of black-eyed peas cakes through google master and while checking those posts i decided to go with a simple black-eyed peas cakes cooked along with cornmeal.Actually this cakes are inspired from Southern inspired appetiziers or side dish. Though canned black-eyed peas works awesome for making this cakes, i preferred to prepare mine with soaked and cooked black-eyed peas which makes excellent cakes as well.

I have been posting some nutritious dishes with black-eyed peas for this week's blogging marathon as am showcasing a dry bean per week. After dry green peas, i picked black-eyed peas for this star ingredient of this week's marathon. Coming to this cakes, these pan fried cakes are completely egg free, and potatoes are not used in this cakes. I followed this recipe for making this cakes, however i skipped the egg whites and chicken broth as the original recipes went for. Served along with ketchup or else with sweet chilly sauce, these cakes makes an excellent crowd pleaser to serve for a get together or else for a party. Cooked cornmeal makes an excellent binding agent in this cakes and you doesnt need eggs for dishing out this protein rich cakes.

3cups Cooked black-eyed peas
3nos Garlic cloves
1cup Cooked cornmeal
1no Onion (chopped)
1/2cup Bread crumbs
1/2tsp Cumin powder
1/2tsp Black pepper powder
Salt
1/2tsp Red chilly flakes
Oil

Blend the half of the cooked black-eyed peas as paste by adding enough water.

Take this paste mix in a large mixing bowl. Add cooked cornmeal, bread crumbs, onion, the remaining peas,cumin powder, black pepper powder,salt and red chilly flakes, mix well with a mixing spoon.

Make patties out of the mixture. Place the patties on a parchment paper.

Heat a pan, once the pan is hot, add the patties, cook in medium flame.

Cook on each side until the cake turns golden brown.

Remove and drain the excess of oil with a paper towel.

Repeat the same process with the remaining patties.

Serve warm with your favourite sauces.

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