About:

This recipe combines potato with the wonders of quinoa which makes a unique appetizer. Kabab is just vegetables roasted/ grilled on a skewer; It may be served on plates in sandwiches. Try pairing then with soup/salad.

It makes a great snack/nice side dish to the main meal.

Health benefits:

Quinoa is a tiny grain that cooks up like rice and has a mils, nutty flavour and light, fluffy, texture similar to couscous. It is one of the most protein rich food; It contains twice as much fiber as most of the grains; It also contains Iron, Lysine, Magnesium and Manganese

Yields: 8-10kababs
Preparation time: 15mins
Cooking time: 15mins

Ingredients:

• Cooked and mashed potato-2num
• Cooked quinoa-1cup
• Grated carrot-1/2cup
• Chopped onion-1num
• Crushed Bread – ½-3/4cup
• Green chilli paste-2tsp
• Garlic paste-1tsp
• Finley Chopped coriander leaves- a handful
• Salt- as per taste
• Cumin seeds-1tsp
• Oil-2tsp+ for brushing

Procedure:

• Heat oil in the non-stick pan; Add cumin seeds, onion, green chilli-garlic paste and saute for a minute.
• Add grated carrot, Quinoa, mashed potatoes and saute for 2-3minutes.
• Add salt crushed bread, coriander and mix well
• Turn off the flame and allow it to cool down completely.
• Use skewers to roll them into long kababs or make bite sized kababs using toothpicks.
• Heat a pan/skillet and cook them on all sides on a hot tava with few drops of oil till golden brown.

Serve hot with tomato sauce/mint chutney/salads.

Note:

• Bread can be crushed in the food processor.
• It can be rolled in skewers or just made to patties and cooked.
• This can be baked in the oven just after rolling on skewers place on the lined baking tray and bake at the pre-heated oven for 15-20minutes at 180deg c.