Indonesian Vegetarian Cooking Class

Make sure you have your seat reserved for our next vegetarian cooking class which is Indonesian. Anna, from Indonesia is one of our volunteers and has organised a wonderful traditional menu of some of the food she has enjoyed all her life. The class will start at 2pm and go through until 5 or 6pm when the buffet dinner is served out. Please make sure that you aren't going out for dinner afterwards as you'll be sorry. For more information please contact Candace on 3895 8944 or email me at gauranga@optunet.com.au.

Gayatri
Instructor
Australian School of Meditation and Yoga

Deep Fried Taro Cakes

· 200g taro
· 1 white sweet potato
· 1 potato
· 1 handful coriander (chopped)
· 4 spring onions (chopped)
· ¼ teaspoon salt
· ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
· Plan flour for dusting
· Vegetable oil for deep frying


1. Bring water to the boil in the bottom of the steamer. Meanwhile peel the taro, sweet potato and potato and cut them into chunks of the same size.

2. Place the vegetables on the steaming tray and cook for 10-15 minutes or until the knife can be easily poked through the flesh.

3. Place the cooked vegetables in a food processor and combine the coriander, spring onion, salt and pepper.

4. Using damp fingers, form the mixture into thick croquettes about 7cm long. The mixture should make approx 24 cakes.

5. Lightly dust in flour and deep fry for approx 4-5mins or until golden.

Gayatri
Australian School of Meditation and Yoga