Beetroot and Carrot Veg balls with sautéed leek Recipe

Beetroot and Carrot Veg balls with sautéed leek Recipe is are healthy vegetarian balls made from beet and carrot flavoured with Italian herbs and served over sauteed leeks. Serve these delicious crispy veggie balls along wit a nice continental dinner.

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Beetroot and Carrot Veg balls with sautéed leek Recipe
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Beetroot and Carrot Veg balls with sauteed leek Recipe is a starter that you can make at your home with few ingredients.

The vegetarian balls are made with grated carrot and beetroot that is mixed along with crumbled paneer and some dried herbs and some fresh ginger to bring out the flavor in them. The balls are then shaped and fried in a kuzhi paniyaram pan till it is crisped. The fried veg balls are then served over a bed of sauteed leeks with black sesame seeds.

This will make a perfect combination for your starter. The starter has a lot of nutrients in them as carrot and beets are rich in vitamin C and are a diabetic friendly vegetable.

Serve the Beetroot and Carrot Veg balls with sauteed leek Recipe along with some Tzatziki dip or Mexican Chilli & Cheesy Bean Dip Recipe with a bowl of Potato and Spring Onion Soup Recipe and Baked Creamy Potato Gratin Recipe for Sunday brunch. 

If you are looking for more Continental recipes here are some : 

  1. Orange And Pomegranate Salad Recipe With Candied Almonds
  2. Provençal Tomato Rice Soup Recipe
  3. Pan Grilled Balsamic Chicken Breast And Mushrooms Recipe

Cuisine: Continental
Course: Lunch
Diet: Vegetarian
Prep in

10 M

Cooks in

25 M

Total in

35 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 Leek , thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon Black sesame seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Butter (Salted)
  • 2 Carrots (Gajjar) , pelled and grated
  • 1 Beetroot , peeled and grated
  • 50 grams Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese) , crumbled
  • 1 inch Ginger , chopped
  • 1 Onion , chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon Tarragon
  • 1 teaspoon Rosemary
  • 2 teaspoon Red Chilli flakes
  • 1 teaspoon Honey
  • 2 tablespoon Gram flour (besan)
  • Salt , to taste
  • Oil

How to make Beetroot and Carrot Veg balls with sautéed leek Recipe

  1. To begin making the Beetroot and Carrot Veg balls with sautéed leek Recipe, we will keep all the vegetables ready.

  2. Heat a skillet with oil, add ginger and allow it to soften. Add onions and stir fry till they turn translucent.

  3. Add grated carrot and beetroot and saute till they are cooked. Add paneer along with all the dried seasonings and salt.

  4. Add honey and chickpea flour and give it a stir. The mixture will become soft and sticky.

  5. Switch off the heat. Heat a kuzhi paniyaram pan with oil to fry. Once the veg ball mixture cools down. Shape them to balls and place it in each cavity and fry evenly till Beetroot and Carrot Veg balls crisps up.

  6. Once done keep it aside. Do the same for the rest of the mixture.

  7. Heat a flat skillet separately with butter, add black sesame seeds and add sliced leeks into it.

  8. Saute till it softens add salt and stir well. Place the sautéed leeks first over a plate and then place your crispy vegetable balls on top.

  9. Serve the Beetroot and Carrot Veg balls with sauteed leek Recipe along with some Tzatziki dip or Mexican Chilli & Cheesy Bean Dip Recipe with a bowl of Potato and Spring Onion Soup Recipe and Baked Creamy Potato Gratin Recipe for Sunday brunch.