Easy, Healthyish, Recipes, Vegetarian

Quinoa & Beetroot Tikkis

Aloo tikkis have been my favourite snack to eat at home since childhood and they bring along so much nostalgia! This is an attempt to replace the high carb veggie (potato) with a superfood (quinoa) but still retain that feel-good factor that a moist, melt-in-the-mouth aloo tikki. This recipe also works great as a burger patty!

Ingredients

  • 1.5 Cup Quinoa (24 Mantra)
  • 1 Medium Carrot (finely chopped and boiled)
  • 10-12 French Beans (finely chopped and boiled)
  • 1 Capsicum (finely chopped)
  • 1 Beetroot (boiled and grated)
  • 250 Gms Sweet Potato (boiled and mashed)
  • Salt & Pepper to Taste
  • 3 Tbsp Chilli Garlic Paste
  • 1 Cube Cheese (Optional) (Amul)

Preparation

Prep: 30 minutes
Cooking: 15 minutes

  1. Boil the quinoa for 20-30 minutes. Slightly overcook the quinoa so it’s tender enough. Drain the quinoa and leave it to dry.
  2. Mix all the vegetables and cheese and lightly mash it.
  3. Next, add the quinoa, salt and pepper and mix well.
  4. Make tikkis (the size you like). You can coat them with breadcrumbs to add more texture if you like.
  5. Refrigerate them for 30 minutes. Remove, and shallow fry with very little oil on a hot pan.
  6. Serve hot with schezwan sauce, ketchup or green chutney.

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Saanika Shah

I'm a designer by profession and a creator by heart. Some of my best creations have been in the kitchen! I love eating, cooking and sharing my love for food. The kitchen has been my place of solace since early childhood. I love being the person who can put a smile on some faces every other day with a wholesome platter of some delicious food. That's what food does, it brings people and cultures together. The cuisines that currently top my list have to Lebanese, Indian and Asian for their wholesome use of spices and bold flavours but I'm all for diversity and trying out new things. I love creating homemade versions of the otherwise readily available and highly processed foods like pasta, bread and sauces. I wish to constantly explore and discover my love of food and manifest it into creative recipes and plates of food.