Meat Balls in Southern Spices

By Husna

Good evening friends,

I am sharing with you, a recipe which i tried out yesterday. this is an easy to cook recipe and can be made within a short time. Serves 2 - 3

Ingredients

Rice
Meat (chicken/mutton) keema - 2 and 1/2 cups
Onions (chopped) - 1 medium sized
Onions (finely chopped) - 1 small
Mint leaves (chopped) - 1 and half tbsp
Coriander leaves -2 tbsp
Black pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder -1/2 tsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 8 to 10
Tomato (de-skinned & chopped) - 1 big
Chana paste - 3 tbsp
Carrot (Chopped) - 1 medium to big size
Chopped chilies - 1 tsp
Corn flour for binding
Salt to taste
Oil for frying
Water

Method

Grind the rice into a thick paste (like the one used for making petha). Add salt and make small balls. I made 6 balls. Now boil the rice balls in water.

Take the keema and add onion, mint leaves, coriander leaves, black pepper powder, cumin powder, salt, chopped chilies, Mix well.
Add cornflour and mix. Make small balls.
Fry the meat balls in oil.
In a wok, heal oil, add crushed coriander seeds and few curry leaves, then add the chopped onion followed by turmeric, chillies, cumin powder.
Stir and cook.
Add the tomato. Cook till the oil starts leaving the mixture. Add chana paste and mix well. add the rice balls, meat balls and water. Cook it on low flame.

Serve hot.