Spiced Meatballs
Lamb mince, spices & spinach are mixed together and then formed into balls to make theses deliciously spiced meatballs.
Servings: 21 Meatballs
Calories: 80kcal
Ingredients
- 30g (½ cup) - fresh breadcrumbs
- 1 ½ tablespoons milk
- 500g (1lb) minced lamb (ground lamb)
- 1 egg
- 1 garlic clove ,minced
- 1 teaspoon ginger ,minced
- 2 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 cup (35g) spinach leaves ,finely chopped after measuring
- 2 tablespoons coriander (cilantro), leaves and stems ,finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon salt *
- ½ tablespoon oil ,for cooking
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 200c / 390f
- Soak the breadcrumbs in milk and set aside
- Place all ingredients (apart from the oil), in a large mixing bowl. Mix with your hand or wooden spoon until fully mixed together.
- Measure out 1 heaped tablespoon of the mixture and roll into a ball, repeat until the mixture in used up. (should make around 21 meatballs) Place the balls onto a rack set over a tray. This helps keeps the balls round and allows the meatballs to brown on the underside too. Spray with oil then bake for 20 mins
- Place the balls onto a rack set over a tray. This helps keeps the balls round and allows the meatballs to brown on the underside too. Spray (or brush) with oil and bake for 20 mins.
- Serve with a mint yogurt dip
Video
Notes
*Do not add salt if making for a baby. You can remove your baby's portion and then season the remaining mixture.
Nutritional values are a ROUGH estimate only, calculated using an online calculator.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 80kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 27mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 173IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg