Lean Mean Meatballs

Ingredients:

Lean minced Lamb meat 250gms
Cornflour 1 tbsp
Red Pepper 1 big
Single cream 2 tbsp
Tomato paste 150 gms
Ginger 1 tbsp(grated)
Garlic 4 cloves(crushed)
Red onion 1 sliced thinly
Olive oil 1 tbsp
Cardamom pods 6(crushed)
Coriander/parsley to garnish(Chopped)

Grill the pepper at 175c for about 30 minutes till the skin falls off. Remove the skin and seeds from the pepper and mix with the meat.Add half the crushed garlic.Then add the cornflour. Add salt and pepper to taste. Make sure that you Can make the meatballs easily. If not keep adding a little more cornflour till the paste is consistent enough. Each meatball should be about the size of a strawberry.

Grill the meatballs in a pre heated oven for about half an hour at 175 c. Once they are done, remove from oven and keep on a cooling rack. Heat a medium sized pan on stove. Add the olive oil and the onions. Once the onions become translucent, add the ginger and the garlic. Add the tomato paste after a minute. After the tomato is cooked for about 2 minutes, add the meatballs. Do not cook the meatballs for more than a minute on heat. We don't want them to become hard. Add the cream and stir gently. Add the crushed cardamom and remove from heat. Garnish by adding the chopped coriander.

These meatballs go very well with Lemon Rice. Check out the recipe for Lemon Rice on this blog.