Meat Balls-Simple yet Rich
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For Meat Balls:
# 1 Kg Minced meat
# 2 egg
# Bread Crumbs
# Salt to taste
# Chopped coriander -1 teaspoon
# Pepper Powder -1 teaspoon
# Chili Powder -1 teaspoon
# Minced Garlic -1 teaspoon
# 1 Onion-grated coarsely
#Oil for frying
For the Gravy:
# 4 large onions - paste
# 3 tomatoes- pureed
# Garlic-9-10 cloves (minced)
# Ginger paste - 2 teaspoons.
# Turmeric -1 teaspoon
# Red Chili -2 teaspoons
# Cumin/Jeera Powder -3 teaspoons
# Coriander/Dhania Powder -3 teaspoons
# Whole spices/Garam Masala Powder -2 teaspoons
# Salt to taste
Preparation of meatballs:
1. Add the bread crumbs to the washed minced meat and knead it well.
2. Add all the other ingredients in the meat and mix well.
3.Whisk the egg in a separate bowl till it becomes pale yellow.(This would take one minute.This binds the mixture).
4.Prepare balls and keep aside.
5. After 2-3 minutes when the balls are set,fry them on medium flame .
6.Drain the excess oil and keep aside to cool.
Preparation of gravy:
1.In a wide bottomed pan,add little oil and keep it on medium flame.
2.Once the oil is hot,add the garlic,ginger and onion paste.
3.Fry till this mixture is golden and starts to ooze oil in the pan.
4.Once golden,to this onion mixture add all the powdered spices(turmeric,chili,cumin,coriander and salt).Do not add Garam Masala here.
5.Let this mixture fry for a minute and to this add the tomato puree.
6.Add Garam Masala once the mixture changes colour.(This would be after 30 seconds).
7.Stir the whole mixture well and keep it on flame it the mixture oozes oil.
8.Add water incase you donot want the gravy to be thick.One cup would be sufficient.( You can change it according to desired consistency)
9.Once the gravy comes to a boil,add the meatballs and cover the pan.
10.Let this simmer now for 10 minutes.
This would be ready to serve.
Time Required for this dish with gravy- 1 hour
Incase you want to garnish it,sprinkle coriander leaves,cut lemon pieces and onion rings on the top of the dish.This goes best with rice ,breads and rotis.If you donot want it in a gravy,you can even serve the meatballs as it is accompanied with your choice of sauce or chutney.
Hope you enjoy!