Northern Indian Lamb Meatballs Recipes

LAMB MEATBALLS OVER TANDOORI NAAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Mix bread crumbs, garlic powder, paprika, 1/4 teaspoon mint, dried basil, and parsley together in a large bowl. Add ground lamb, egg, onion, garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper; mix until evenly distributed. Form ground lamb into 1-inch balls and arrange in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Flip meatballs and continue cooking until cooked through, about 10 minutes more. Remove meatballs from oven and reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Pour tomato sauce into a saucepan over low heat; add capers, fresh basil, 1/4 teaspoon mint, salt, and pepper. Cook sauce, stirring occasionally, until heated through and flavors have blended, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Place naan bread on a baking sheet. Spoon tomato sauce and meatballs on the naan; cover with Muenster cheese slices.
• Bake in the oven until cheese is melted, 5 to 10 minutes.

NORTHERN INDIAN LAMB MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Process garlic, ginger, and 1 1/2 teaspoons water in a food processor until a chunky paste forms; set aside.
• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Add onion; cook, stirring, until translucent, about 3 minutes. Set aside one quarter of onion in a large bowl.
• Add 1 tablespoon garlic paste, 1/2 cup water, the turmeric, 1/2 teaspoon cayenne, and 2 tablespoons coriander to onion in skillet. Cook 3 minutes, stirring. Add tomato sauce, 1 1/2 cups water, and the bay leaf. Season with salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer.
• Mix reserved onion, lamb, breadcrumbs, cilantro, egg, 1 teaspoon each garlic paste and salt, and remaining teaspoon coriander and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne. Divide into 24 pieces; roll into balls. Stuff each meatball with a prune quarter; roll to enclose.
• Add meatballs to simmering sauce (add water if meatballs are not covered by sauce). Cook until sauce has thickened, about 40 minutes. Stir in garam masala.

INDIAN LAMB MEATBALLS WITH RED WINE

Steps:

• Prepare the meatballs:.
• Finely chop one yellow onion and mix it into the lamb. Add the ground cumin and the raw egg; mix together well.
• Handlng the meat as little as possible, form 1 ½" meatballs.
• Prepare the sauce:.
• Chop the second onion while heating some oil in a large soup pot. Cook the chopped onion for a few minutes until it turns golden - do not let it brown.
• Add curry powder, lower heat and add half the wine and the tomatoes. Let the sauce bubble on low heat until the oil rises to the surface,.
• Carefully add the meatballs to the pot. Add remaining wine and the whole garlic cloves.
• When the meatballs are half cooked, add the ground coriander.
• When finished cooking, turn off heat and sprinkle a half tablespoon of garram masalla over the top of the stew. Cover and let sit for a while.
• Serve with basmati rice and mango chutney.
• NOTES:.
• A couple of optional ingredients to add at the end:.
• a little creme fraiche (not more than about 7 Tablespoons).
• halved hard-boiled eggs - tuck them into the bottom of the pot.

LEG OF LAMB, NORTH INDIAN STYLE

Steps:

• Combine onion, garlic and ginger in food processor and grind to paste. Press through fine strainer to extract liquid; discard liquid. Toast spices in small skillet over medium heat, shaking frequently until aromatic, about 3 minutes. Grind in spice mill or coffee grinder until very fine.
• Trim lamb of fat; sprinkle with salt. Combine spices and onion mix, and rub over meat. Poke small holes in lamb and stick some of the mixture into each one. If time allows, fold meat in half, wrap tightly in plastic and refrigerate for a day.
• Start charcoal or wood fire or heat gas grill or broiler; fire should be quite hot, and the rack at least 4 inches from heat. Grill or broil until nicely browned, even a little charred, on both sides, about 20 minutes, until internal temperature at the thickest part is about 125 degrees. Some will be rare, some nearly well done. Let rest for 5 minutes and slice thinly.

LAMB MASALA MEATBALLS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Mix the meatball ingredients together in a bowl. Form into 12 meatballs.
• Add the olive oil to the pot. To this, add the sliced onions and saute for 5 minutes.
• Add the meatballs and brown for another 5 minutes.
• Add the sauce (and water if called for). Simmer, covered, for 20-25 minutes.
• Serve meatballs with sauce, topped with feta and cilantro.