Spicy Indian Meatballs - CBS4 - WHBF Quad Cities, IL-IA News Weather Sports

Spicy Indian Meatballs

Spicy Indian Meatballs

Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced ginger
• 1/2 cup small diced onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon whole fennel seed
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon Garam Masala or curry powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 20 oz. can diced pineapple in juice, drained or fresh pieces of pineapple or mango

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl combine all ingredients and mix well.
3. Form small meatballs.
4. Place meatballs on a baking sheet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
5. Bake for 15 minutes or until cooked through.
6. Place each meatball on a toothpick with a piece of pineapple.
7. Serve with raita*.

Yogurt Raita

Difficulty: easy
Prep time: 5 minutes
Serves: 1 1/2 cups

1 cup non-fat plain Greek yogurt
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 cup finely diced cucumber
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1. Combine ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
2. Serve with meatball skewers.

Click here for more recipes from Let's Dish, only on The Live Well Network, WHBF 4.2