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Curried Meatballs

Recipe Courtesy Bal Arneson
Show: Spice Goddess Episode: Indian Main Dishes

Photo: Curried Meatballs

TOTAL TIME: 50 min
Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 35 min
 
YIELD: 4 servings
LEVEL: Intermediate

ingredients

  • Meatballs
  • 1 pound ground meat ( pork, beef or veal)
  • 1/4 cup bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 tablespoons tamarind pulp*
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 1 teaspoon crushed coriander seeds
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil
  • *Can be found at specialty Asian and Indian markets.
  • Sauce
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Directions


Combine the ground meat, bread crumbs, cheese, tamarind pulp, oregano, fennel seeds, salt, and egg in a large bowl and mix well with your hands to combine. Form the mixture into 2-inch meatballs and set aside. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add the oil. Fry the meatballs on all sides until browned and then reduce the heat to low and continue to cook until the meat is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Keep the meatballs warm.

To make the sauce:
Place a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the oil and then the garlic and chile. Saute for one minute and then add the bay leaves, garam masala, oregano, turmeric, salt, and black pepper and toast for 10 seconds. Stir in the tamarind pulp and then add the tomatoes and red wine and let simmer for about 20 minutes. Add the warm meatballs to the sauce and stir gently to coat well with the sauce. Serve the meatballs with rice.

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  • on July 15, 2012

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    The meatballs are tasty by themselves without the sauce!!!!! I used ground turkey, and the suggested spices; fantastic!! This recipe would make great burgers, kabobs, or with spagetti (and meatballs too!! The tamarind is a bit messy and time consuming to deal with, but adds another layer of flavor. The sauce was tasty. I added a little brown sugar to jazz it up a bit. Yummy meatballs!!!

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  • on July 08, 2012

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    The recipe was great! My son-in-law does not care for Indian food but he was delighted with this recipe. I bought the prepared tamarind sauce and it worked wonderfully.

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  • on July 08, 2012

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    I'm not sure why other people had trouble with bitterness and sourness. We made this according to the directions (although there is a typo in the recipe because it mentions tamarind going in the sauce and the meatballs. It actually only goes in the meatballs. Tomato paste (which is listed as an ingredient, but not in the directions goes in the sauce instead. We served this over shirataki noodles (tofu noodles -- don't knock them until you try them because they are an amazing low carb, low cal substitute for pasta and ate it like it was a masala spaghetti and meatballs. Absolutely delicious.

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