Quinoa Patties with Spinach, Chickpeas and Cottage Cheese

quinoa

Although Quinoa has been around for centuries, it has recently become very popular and you will find quinoa recipes all over the internet and magazines.
Quinoa is pronounced as “KEEN-wah” and is treated like a grain while  actually it is a seed of a plant. Its  cooking method is just like rice, boil one part quinoa in 2 parts water for 15 to 20 minutes. Its also interesting to know that the year 2013 was declared as the international year of Quinoa by United Nations.

Quinoa is considered a complete protein containing all nine essential amino acids and therefore is a very good alternative to eating meat.  I really like quinoa, its tasty and super healthy and if your kids eat it – nothing like it! I made these patties with quinoa, potatoes, spinach and paneer and everyone including  kids ate these happily.
This recipe can also be made gluten free by using 1 tbsp of corn flour instead of bread crumbs.

Remember to rinse quinoa very well before cooking to get rid of the bitter taste.
I hope you like these patties/tikkis too.

Prep time-  10  Minutes
Cook Time-  20 Minutes
Yield – makes about 8 to 10 patties

Ingredients

  • 3/4th cup cooked quinoa
  • 1 tbsp   boiled/canned chickpeas -mashed
  • 2 small potatoes – boiled and mashed
  • 11/2 tbsp paneer/cottage cheese- grated
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh spinach leaves
  • 1 clove of garlic- grated
  • Salt to taste
  • Red chilli Powder – 1/2 tsp or to taste
  • 1 tbsp plain breadcrumbs
  • Oil to cook
  • Chopped green chilies- 1/2  tsp(optional)

Instructions-

  • Mix  all the ingredients in a bowl except oil
  • Form the mixture into patties
  • Heat the non stick pan to shallow fry the patties
  • Cook the patties from both sides handling gently till brown
  • Enjoy with sour cream or your favorite dip

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