Spicy Meatballs Sri Lankan Food

SPICY MEATBALLS (SRI LANKAN)

Steps:

• ---------SAUCE-------.
• Heat oil in a sauce pan.
• Add mustard seeds and fenugreek.
• When they are brown, add chopped onion.
• Reduce heat, and fry onion till they are transparent.
• Add garlic and fry on very low heat for about 5 minutes.
• It is very important to fry garlic on VERY low heat.
• Add chillie powder and curry powder.
• Stir and cook about 1 minute.
• Add chopped tomatoes and cook on high heat for another 2 minutes.
• Add can of diced tomatoes, tomatoe paste and tomato ketchup.
• Put soup cube and adjust salt.
• Sprinkle sugar on top.
• Cover and SLOW cook till meat balls are ready.
• ------METHODMEAT BALLS------------.
• In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients using your hand.
• Break and mix the egg.
• Squeeze milk out of the slice of bread and mix with the meat mixture.
• Make lime size balls and fry all sides on low heat for about 15-20 minutes.
• When frying it is important to use a non-stick frying pan.
• Fry them till they are medium brown on all sides.
• Add one by one to the sauce mixture, using a slotted spoon.
• Cover and SLOW cook for about 30 minutes[longer the better].
• These meat balls are very good if you serve over steamed rice.
• If you serve on bed of spaghetti, the sauce should be bit thinner.
• To adjust the sauce for spaghetti add 1 cup of boiling water to the sauce.
• Do this just after adding meat balls.
• Check for salt.
• Cover and SLOW cook for about 30 minutes[longer the better].