There was a chocolate contest going on last week in another group I am member of. I was really craving for something savoury and healthy after a week of chocolate indulgence . (I posted few recipes there). There were few green veggies in my refrigerator. You better eat them all within two days otherwise they get spoiled. So I was thinking how to mix two or three veggies and make some savoury snack or breakfast as well. Thought of giving a try to combination of quinoa and veggies by baking small size cakes and I really loved these crispy on surface and chewy cheesy cakes. You won't believe that it's stuffed with broccoli and fenugreek 😀.
Wash the quinoa twice on water and drain the water. Keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan and saute onions till soft and translucent.2-3 minutes.
Add garlic and saute till it turns slightly brown.
Add drained quinoa and fry for 4-5 minutes or until it starts spluttering like mustard seeds and turns slightly brown.
Add 3/4 cup water and cook by covering for 15 minutes on medium heat. When cooked it will turn translucent and will become fluffy by soaking all the water.
At this point add all the chopped green veggies, salt as per taste and stir for 2 minutes.
Spread on large plate and let the quinoa mixture cool for 10 min.
Meanwhile in another bowl take semolina.
Add to semolina the grated cheese, black pepper, whisked egg, Italian seasoning and mix well.
When quinoa mixture is cool to touch add it to the semolina mixture and mix well to incorporate everything.
Preheat oven to 190°C.
Form small circular cakes and keep on oven safe pan. You may brush some oil on top of the cakes.
Bake for 15 min on one side.
Then turn all the cakes upside down and bake for 10 more minutes.
They are done now but if you wish to nicely brown them then bake for 5 more minutes.
Notes
You may substitute egg with flaxseed egg(1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 2 tbsp water set for 5 min) and make the cakes eggless.