Curried Beef Balls

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 6 servings

Spicy hot curries are doubly warming and therefore appropriate for a winter dinner. Serve this northern Indian dish with rice (nutty-flavoured basmati if possible, available in Indian speciality shops), a yogurt and cucumber salad, and a fruit chutney. For a milder curry, reduce the cayenne pepper to 1/4 tsp (1 mL).

Ingredients

Spice Mixture:
2 tbsp ground coriander 2 2tbsp tbspground coriander
1 tbsp crushed poppy seeds 1 1tbsp tbspcrushed poppy seeds
1-1/2 tsp salt 1-1/2 1-1/2tsp tspsalt
1 tsp ground cumin 1 1tsp tspground cumin
1 tsp paprika 1 1tsp tsppaprika
1 tsp turmeric 1 1tsp tspturmeric
1 tsp cayenne 1 1tsp tspcayenne
1/2 tsp ground cardamom 1/2 1/2tsp tspground cardamom
1 pinch ground cloves 1 1pinch pinchground cloves
1 pinch ground nutmeg 1 1pinch pinchground nutmeg
1 pinch mace 1 1pinch pinchmace
1 pinch saffron 1 1pinch pinchsaffron
Beef Balls:
2 lb lean ground beef 2 2lb lblean ground beef
1 egg 1 1eggeggs
1/2 cup minced onion 1/2 1/2cup cupminced onion
1 clove of garlic , minced1 1clove of garlic, minced
1/2 tsp salt 1/2 1/2tsp tspsalt
2 tbsp all-purpose flour 2 2tbsp tbspall-purpose flour
2 tbsp oil , (approx)2 2tbsp tbspoil, (approx)
Sauce:
1-1/2 cups chopped onions 1-1/2 1-1/2cups cupschopped oniononions
2 cloves garlic , minced2 2cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp grated fresh ginger 2 2tbsp tbspgrated fresh ginger
1 1can (28 oz/796 mL) can (28 oz/796 mL)tomatotomatoes, undrained
1/2 cup plain yogurt 1/2 1/2cup cupplain yogurt
1/4 cup lime juice 1/4 1/4cup cuplime juice or lemon juice
1/2 1/2cup cupchopped fresh coriander leaffresh coriander leaves, if available

Preparation

Spice Mixture: Combine all spices and set aside.

Beef Balls: Using your hands, mix together meat, egg, onion, garlic, salt and 1 tsp (5 mL) of the spice mixture. Form into 18 balls and roll in flour.

In large heavy saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat and brown beef balls on all sides, turning carefully to avoid breaking. With slotted spoon, transfer meat to plate.

Sauce: Add more oil to pan if necessary and saut?nions, garlic, ginger and remaining spice mixture; cook over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes. Return beef to pan.

Chop tomatoes coarsely and add along with liquid to pan. Gently stir in yogurt and lime juice. Cover partially, bring to boil, and immediately reduce heat; simmer gently for 1-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally, until sauce has become a smooth rich brown and meatballs are tender.

Garnish with coriander if using.