Persian meat patties

1 lb ground beef or ground dark meat turkey
2 large potatoes
1 medium onion
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp ground curry
1/4 tsp ground saffron dissolved in 2 tsp of hot water(optional)
1 cup dry unflavored bread crumbs(on a plate)
1 cup oil
*Boil or steam peeled potatoes. Mash w/ a fork and set aside.
*Coarsely chop onion and put into the bowl of a food processor. Process until very fine(a bit watery). Into the onions put, the meat, salt, pepper, spices, and eggs. Process until smooth(you may need to stop processor and mix the mixture w/ a spoon, then process again) When smooth, add the potato and process until incorporated. Put mixture on a plate.
*Start making balls out of the mixture(about the size of an egg) and roll the meat balls in the breadcrumbs. Then flatten the balls into oval shapes and fry(shallow fry) in a large frying pan. Start w/ 1/2 cup of oil and add more as needed. Brown both sides and place on a paper towel lined plate. Serve w/ yogurt, a squeeze of lemon or lime, onions and tomato.
note-Sometimes when making the meat into balls, I find the mixture is too sticky. 2 things that I do: Before making balls refrigerate for 1/2 hour to make the mixture firmer, and/or: When making the balls, have a small bowl filled w/ cold water to wet your hands before making the balls. This helps w/ handling the mixture. Nush-e-jan!!!!(enjoy)