Grilled chicken patties with sauteed vegetables

Usually, I cook and eat vegetarian meals at home, but I have been working out a lot for the past 2-3 months, and I was advised to have protein rich and natural meals with lots of fruits and vegetables..... and this meal fits the bill. The recipe is quite simple.You can eat it, as an appetizer, with rice, with spaghetti or just with grilled vegetables... 

Ingredients:

• 600 gms chicken (I used breast pieces)
• 10/12 shallots (you can use regular onions - 2 nos)
• 7 garlic cloves
• 3 tbsp freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 2 fresh chilies (I used the red ones)
• Juice of half a lemon
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 egg
• 1 large bunch of coriander leaves

For the sauteed vegetables:

• 2 carrots
• 1 head of broccoli (You can use any other vegetable like cauliflower, mushrooms, baby corn..... or any combination you like)
• 1 tsp of butter/olive oil
• more olive oil to grease the pan -- You can omit this, if you have a nice non-stick or cast iron pan

Recipe:

• Mince the shallots, chicken, chilies, coriander in a food processor.
• Grate the parmesan cheese and the garlic.

• Mix everything well together with a spoon.

• Add salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste.

• Add lemon juice and mix it well.

• Make small balls of the mixture and lay them in a platter.

• Cover with plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator for 15 to 30 minutes or more.
• When ready to make the patties, grease a skillet with some oil.
• Flatten the balls and lay them on the skillet 1 inch apart. 

• Cook them on low to medium flame for about 3-4 minutes till the outside is browned.
• Flip them and brown the other side.

Sauteed Vegetables:

• Chop the vegetables in bite size pieces. 

• Heat a tsp of butter or olive oil in a pan.

• Add the vegetables. Stir fry them on high heat for a minute, then lower the heat and cover the pan. Let the vegetables cook for another 3-5 minutes.

• Take them out in a different pan and keep aside.

• Serve the chicken patties piping hot, with a side of vegetables garnished with more lemon juice and coriander leaves.

Quantity:

• Makes about 20-23 patties. 
• Serves 3-4 people.

Notes:

• You can grill the patties in the grill mode of the oven about 10-15 minutes.
• You can add grated vegetables, (like carrots and broccoli) to the patties.