Name: Spiced meatballs in tomato sauce
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 1 tsp ground cumin; freshly ground black pepper; 3-4 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tsp roughly chopped mint leaves; 1 tbsp roughly chopped coriander leaves; a dollop of yogurt; 1 largish onion, finely chopped; 2 green chillies, deseeded if you like, chopped, or 1 tsp cayenne pepper or chilli powder; 11/2 tsp ground cumin; 1 heaped tbsp finely chopped mint leaves; 4 cm piece of root ginger, grated; 1 heaped tsp ground cinnamon; 2 heaped tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves; 750 g lean minced lamb, ideally from the leg; caster sugar, to taste; 690 g bottle tomato passata; 250 ml lamb stock; 1/2 tsp chilli powder or flakes; salt

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

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Reza's Indian Spice

By Reza Mahammad

Published 2012

About

A great wintry comfort dish that is lovely either with mashed potatoes or with plain rice. As you may have gathered by now, I adore Middle Eastern food, and this recipe has wonderful Indo-Middle Eastern tones. It is especially useful to have in your repertoire on those days when you only have minced meat in the fridge, but are desperate to make something new and exciting with it! Serve it with a cooling raita, if that takes your fancy.