Using a food processor, mortar or pestle, grind the chia seeds into a meal.
Mix the water and ground chia seed meal in a small bowl. Allow to sit for 5 minutes or so, or until it takes on a goopy texture similar to raw egg yolk.
Prepare the meaty cupcakes:
Preheat oven to 190°C.
Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion, chopped carrot, dried oregano, and minced garlic and fry for 2 minutes. Cool.
Combine onion mixture and the remaining ingredients except cooking spray in a large bowl.
Spoon the meat mixture into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. You can top some of them with ketchup if your kids like it but is not necessary.
Bake at 190°C for 25 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes.
While the cupcakes are cooking, make the mashed potatoes just as your girls like it. I leave it on the side.
Serve with salad or grilled vegetables.
They are so yummy!
Recipe by Romanian Mum Blog at https://romanianmum.com/2015/03/meaty-cupcakes.html