Monday, October 26, 2015

Meat Ball Curry




This is a nice side dish for Chapathi, Appam etc. Kids might also like it.


For the meat balls:

Any ground meat - 1 lb
onion - 1 small
ginger - 1/4 inch piece
garlic - 1 cloves
garam masala - 1/2 tsp
salt to taste

For the sauce:

onion - 1 large
tomato -2
ginger - 1/2 inch piece
garlic - 2 cloves
fenugreek seeds/saunf - 1/2 tsp
turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
chilli powder - 1 tsp
coriander - 2 tsp
garam masala - 1 tsp
salt to taste

First make the meat balls.
For that take the ingredients listed for the meat balls in a bowl, mix them together with gentle hands.
Make small balls out of it.
Heat a pan with 2 or 3 tsp of oil in medium low flame.
Slowly drop in all the meat balls.
Let it cook through, turn the meats balls in between.
Take them out and keep when they are done.[It should be ready in in 5 to 8 minutes]

Then in the same pan add a tsp of oil,add some fenugreek seeds.
Saute ginger, garlic, onion well.
Add turmeric, chilli,coriander, garam masala powders and salt.
Saute well and add tomatoes. 
Let that also become nice and mushy.
[At this point you can grind them together if you want a smoother consistency for the gravy]
Add enough water as your wish , not to make the gravy too watery.
Let it heat up.
Add the meat balls and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
Done.