Spicy lamb meatballs with tomato sauce, chickpeas and Greek yogurt
By: Maria Elia
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Spicy lamb meatballs with tomato sauce, chickpeas and Greek yogurt
- Prep time:
- 50 mins
- Cook time:
- 35 mins
- Serves:
- 4
Lightly spiced lamb meatballs in a fragrant tomato sauce make a great Middle Eastern midweek supper from Maria Elia
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Ingredients
For the meatballs
- 500g minced lamb
- 2 cloves Garlic, finely chopped
- ¼ tsp Chilli powder
- 1 tsp ground Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 2 tsp ground Cumin
- ¼ tsp Paprika
- 2 tsp sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 100g plain flour, for dusting
- 4 tbsp Olive oil, for frying
For the tomato sauce
- 3 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 small Onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tsp ground Cumin
- 2 red chillies
- 4 Cloves
- 3 x 400g tinned chopped tomatoes
- 2 tsp white Sugar
- 2 tsp sea salt
- 1 x 4 cm cinnamon sticks
- 60g cooked Chickpeas
To serve
- bunch Coriander
- 4 tbsp Greek yogurt
Method
1. Mix all of the ingredients for the meatballs together in a large bowl. Shape into meatballs, each weighing about 25g.2. Dust the meatballs lightly in flour.
3. Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the meatballs until golden.
4. Meanwhile, make the sauce. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and fry the onion for 2 minutes over a high heat.
5. Add the garlic and cumin and fry for a further 2 minutes.
6. Cut the chillies in half lengthways and add to the pan with the cloves, tomatoes, sugar and cinnamon stick. Season and simmer for 15 minutes.
7. Add the chickpeas.
8. Transfer the meatballs to the sauce and simmer for a further 15 minutes.
9. Adjust the seasoning as necessary and stir in the coriander.
10. Serve in bowls, topped with Greek yogurt and garnished with coriander. Serve with flatbreads, rice or mashed potatoes.
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View all comments (5)Love this recipe. Have cooked it many times for dinner guests. Is full of flavour and easy to cook.
Yoghurt is simply a term for milk which has been allowed to bacterially ferment. There are various types of yoghurt all over the world. Turkish yoghurt or süzme yo?urt is a thicker, higher-fat variety that isn't as available as Greek yoghurt. Oh, by the way this recipe is great will be making it again.
yogurt it is not greek it is turkish
Made this last night and hubby and brother in law really enjoyed it, makes a change from the usual italian recipes
My mother in law made this and it was fantastic and full of flavour. Will be trying it out myself.