Perkedel

Perkedel are vegetable fritters from Indonesian cuisine. Most common perkedel are made from mashed potatoes,[better source needed] yet there are other popular variations, such as perkedel jagung and perkedel tahu (tofu perkedel) and perkedel ikan (minced fish perkedel). It is called perkedel in much of Indonesia; However, it is called begedil in Javanese as well as Malaysia and Singapore. This could suggest that this fried dish was introduced by Javanese immigrants to Malaysia and Singapore. Perkedel is believed to be derived from Dutch frikadellen, which is actually a Danish meatball or minced meat dish. This was owed to Indonesian historical and colonial link to the Netherlands. Unlike frikadellen, the perkedel's main ingredient is not meat, but mashed potato. Prior to mashing, the potato slices, however, are not boiled as that can cause the perkedel to be too mushy, but deep fried or baked instead. The mashed fried potato is mixed, as much as 1:1 ratio, with ground meat or corned beef. However, sometimes common perkedel contains less or no meat at all. The mixture is then mixed with chopped scallion and seasoned with white pepper powder, then shaped into flat round patties and dipped in egg yolk or beaten egg, before being deep fried.

Source: Wikipedia