Well I have to say, I really didn't follow the directions all that well. I, for the most part, just threw most of my ingredients in the blender and added that chunky paste to my rice. I did boil my coconut milk and ginger but I had hungry men passing the kitchen acting as if they've never had a meal in their lives. I only added one egg and mixed it all together to make patties but it was kind of messy in the pan. I ended up creating a fried rice topped with pan fried tofu, sauteed red peppers, red onion, cilantro, fresh spinach and garlic. I really liked the saltiness of the tofu against the sweet potatoe and ginger. The guys weren't terribly impressed but they gobbled it down. I refridgerated what I didn't fry and thanks to the temperature, I was able to make my patties and fried them up for lunch the next day for my neighbor and myself. She loved them. They taste better as golden rice CAKES not fried rice. Overall, I enjoyed this recipe and plan to do it again. Maybe I'll follow the directions next time... or maybe I won't. Thank you for such a unique dish.

(***recently updated my rating from the original 4 stars to 5 stars) I give the rating I do only due to the taste, and the hopes that others will have better luck with it than I did. I didn't realize until I had already begun the recipe that it required the use of a food processor. So, I tediously chopped everything up. I don't have access to Jasmine rice, so I use short grain white rice instead. Unfortunately, chopping the rice by hand (instead of putting it in the food processer like the recipe calls for) was not possible. As a result my rice cakes would not stick together. I therefore made "Fried Rice with Sweet Potato Ginger Sauce" Which, as good as it tasted, was definately lacking. This is WAY to tedious for me to repeat, and if you don't have a food processor, I say don't even try! UPDATE: I have made this a few more times -- WITH a food processor. I REALLY love the taste. So, as long as you have a food processor, and if you REALLY want to impress someone (who is opened minded to trying new foods) this really is an eye pleaser!

Admittedly I have only prepared the rice cake portion of this dish. I’ve used it on several occasions to make a “bread” base for canapés. I have gotten rather creative with the rice cakes. I’ve cooked the rice with stock and have added cheese and hot peppers to the mix. While the instructions are somewhat hard to follow at times, it does make a delicious rice cake, and one day I plan to try the whole recipe.

I think the directions might have been a little misleading, towards the end where you separate the rice mixture in half and then into thirds, then form each third into balls. I tried this and the balls were way to big and they fell apart. I made them much smaller, like the size of a meatball in spaghetti, and they came out great. Also, I think the first time you make them, the recipe is somewhat time consuming, but I am sure once you are familiar with it, it will be much quicker. However, the end result was well worth the time! They were delicious! We all loved them and will make them again. Thanks for the tasty recipe!

I love this recipe! It's very time consuming, but I'll make a lot of the sauce and save it in order to cut back on prep time. Delicious. I add hot sauce to the sweet potato sauce to give it a little kick--habenero peppers go really well with the sweet taste.