*** The other day, I was browsing through my library and I came upon this book and the following recipe. Pat Chapman is an authority in Indian food and is the founder of the famous The Curry Club and an author of a number of Indian cookbooks. I thought of doing it but I was not too happy at the very long ingredient list (quite common in Indian recipes though). Those who are close to me know that I do not like fussy recipes with a never-ending ingredient list for my everyday cooking. However, these are well-organized once you put out all ingredients in bowl or on a plate, the rest of the recipe follow quickly and rolls on. This was really a different tasting recipe, which is great for a meatball loving family like ours.
Spicy Meatballs Ingredients 500g minced meat 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2.5cm ginger, finely chopped 1 egg yolk 1 tsp turmeric 2 tbsp oil Masala 1 (roast and grind) 4 cardamomes noires 6 cardamomes vertes 1 tsp pepper ½ tsp cumin 3 pieces cassia bark Masala2 (mix together) 1tsp turmeric ¼ tsp asafetida 1tsp garam masala 1 tsp fenugreek powder For the Sauce 2tbsp ghee 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2.5cm ginger, finely chopped 350g onion paste (boiled and ground onion) 1 red chilli 150ml stock 1 pinch saffron Salt 2 sprigs mint leaves, chopped 2 sprigs coriander leaves, chopped Method Mix meat, garlic, ginger yolk, turmeric and masala1. Form walnut sized balls and fry. Keep aside Heat ghee and add the garlic and ginger. When translucent add the onion paste and the chilli. Add stock, salt and saffron and masala 2 and boil. At this stage if you want a smooth curry you can blitz the mixture with an immersion blender. Add the meatball and cook. Serve garnished with mint and coriander leaves.
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