Rogan Josh Meatballs

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground lamb
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
• 4 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1/2 cup water

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl combine lamb, cilantro, 2 teaspoons of ginger, cumin, salt, cinnamon, black pepper and 3 of the garlic cloves; mix until well blended.
• 2 shape into meatballs, about 36 - 1" meatballs.
• 3 heat oil in a deep, large skillet or nonreactive dutch oven over medium high heat until hot. cook meatballs in batches until browned. place meatballs on a plate.
• 4 reduce heat to medium and in the same skillet, combine remaining 2 teaspoons ginger and 2 cloves of garlic, cardomom and ground red pepper.
• 5 cook stirring constantly, 1 minute.
• 6 return meatballs to skillet; add tomatoes and water.
• 7 bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer for 20-30 min or until meatballs are no longer pink in center and sauce is thickened. serve warm.