I was all excited to make something different for dinner last evening. Running through in my head the vegetables that were sitting in the kitchen. The two little beetroots came to my mind. I decided to make beetroot burger but yet didn’t want any carbo in the night thus decided to try and be a little creative. Here we have, beetroot cutlet with quinoa (pronounced as keen-wah).

In case you are wondering whether quinoa is a form of carbo, it is not. Quinoa is  actually a seed but can be prepared like whole grain such as rice.

Beetroot cutlet

Ingredients:

1 cup beetroot shredded

1 cup chickpea boiled

1/2 cup oats grounded

2 cloves garlic minced

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/4 tsp black pepper grounded

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp paprika powder

Methods:

1. Blend the oats until it resembles powder and set aside.

2. Put the chickpeas in a blender and pulse coarsely. Add in the beetroot and pulse again.

3. Combine all the ingredients and mix them thoroughly.

4. Form 4 patties, depending on desired size.

5. Pan fry it for about 10 mins on each side. Use medium heat.

P.S. I only use 2 patties for my Husband and myself. The rest of the patties can be kept in the fridge for 3 days.

Preparation for quinoa

1. Soaked 1/2 cup of quinoa for at least half an hour.

2. Rinse the quinoa under running water in a strainer. This will remove the excess saponins on the grains which gives the bitter flavour.

3. Place one cup of water to 1/2 cup of quinoa in a saucepan over medium-heat and bring it to boil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer the quinoa for about 15 mins or until the grain becomes translucent. You should see the white germ forms a visible spiral on the grain.

4. Remove the quinoa from the heat and let it stand for about 5 mins.

5. Fluff it with a fork and serve.

Preparation for vegetables

1. Bring a pot of water to boil and add one teaspoon of salt.

2. Add the carrots and cook until almost soften. Then add the broccoli to the same  pot of water. Cook until broccoli is soften.

3. Remove the vegetables from the pot.

The most exciting part is to place everything on the plate and make it look appetising.

P.S Guacomole is prepared before hand.