Beetroot Patties with Soya filling

Its so good to be back after a long summer break… Seattle and vicinity is so gorgeous at this time of year that one can’t resist staying outdoors and enjoying the natural beauty around here.

After all the junk food we ate while traveling, I was strongly motivated to make something healthy so we could get back to our normal diet. Here is one of the recent recipes I have made which is not only delicious (or so my hubby and kids tell me!) but also has significant  nutritious value.

Nice crispy patties (tikkis) are one of the most popular snack dishes in India. And whats even better is that these patties are stuffed with Nutrela High Protein Soya Granules. The addition of beet to the potatoes not only adds color, but iron-rich nutrition too.

Ingredients

For the Outer covering

• 4 medium sized potatoes
• 1 medium beet
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs (grind 2 slices of bread in a food processor)
• 1/4 cup rava (semolina)
• Coriander leaves
• Salt (to taste)
• 2-3 Green chilies
• Oil (to shallow fry patties)

For the filling

• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 small onion (finely chopped)
• 2 tomatoes
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp red chili powder (or to taste)
• 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• soya granules - 1/2 cup
• Water - 2 cups
• Salt (to taste)

Method

For the filling

• Boil the soy granules in slightly salted hot water for about 5-7 minutes
• Let it rest for 10 min. Drain and squeeze the excess water by pressing the granules firmly with hands. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan
• Sauté the onions on a low flame till golden brown
• Add the cumin and coriander powder, garam masala, chili powder, ginger garlic paste, and chopped tomatoes
• Cook till tomatoes are soft
• Add soya granules, water and salt
• Cover and let in simmer on low heat for 5-10 min. The soya granules by itself have a bland taste. This step of simmering lets the granules absorb all the flavors.
• Increase the flame to high, and stir continuously till the water is completely evaporated

For the Outer covering

• Boil the potatoes and beet. Peel them
• Combine mashed potatoes, grated beet, salt, bread crumbs, chopped coriander leaves and green chilies

Assembling the patties

• Take a portion of potato-beet mixture, flatten it, and fill it with soya filling in the center. Fold up the edges to completely cover the mixture, and shape it into round patties
• Spread rava(semolina) on a plate. Place the assembled patties to coat with rava on all sides

Shallow fry on a nonstick pan until golden brown on both sides

Enjoy while still hot and crisp!