Monday, May 30, 2011

Mattilu/Meat Balls ( Shanthi's recipe)

You will need:
Meat mince - 500 pounds
Onion  1, cilantro - 1 bunch, mint - 1/2 bunch, green chilli - 2 - Cut and saute these in 1 tsp oil till onions become light brown. Remove. Grind to smooth paste.Add 1 tsp ginger garlic paste.Divide into 2 .
Puttunal - 1/2 cup, roast.Grind to a dry powder
Khuskhus - 1 tsp, roast.
Coconut - 1 TBSP roast.Grind Khuskhus and coconut together.
Patta, shahjira, 2 elaichi - roast. Grind these 3 ingredients together. Divide all powders into 2
Mix meat mince with pasupu, salt, one half of the onion paste, and one half of the other powders till it forms a firm dough. Can add more puttunal powder. Make into lime size balls and fry in oil till brown. Keep aside. After frying, use this oil to make a gravy with remaining onion paste and dry powder by adding water. If preferred, add tomatoes and potatoes. Let boil and lower to simmer, add the meat balls. Cook for 5 more mins. Remove. When cool, add juice of 1/2 lemon.If using tomatoes, do not add lime juice.