If you like spicy food, then you will love this, it has a sweet and spicy taste to it and is really delicious. The mint yoghurt, works well too.

Coriander and Chilli Lamb Meatballs

Slimming Eats Recipe

Serves 4

Original – 3 syns per serving (without rice)

Extra Easy – 3 syns per serving

Ingredients

• 600g of lean lamb mince (9 syns)*
• fresh coriander
• 1 red chilli, finely chopped
• salt
• 600ml of passata
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 large carrot, chopped
• fresh ginger, grated
• 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 2 teaspoons of cumin
• 2 teaspoons of coriander
• 1 teaspoon of chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon of paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
• 2 level teaspoons of sugar (2 syns)
• Low calorie spray

*NOTE: Be sure to check the syn value of the lean lamb mince you use, as syn values may vary.

Method

In  large bowl, add the lamb mince, a few tablespoons of freshly chopped coriander, 1 finely chopped red chilli, 1 clove of garlic, some freshly grated ginger and salt and pepper and bind it all together. Form into equal sized meatballs.

Spray a frying pan with some Frylight or Pam spray, and brown the meatballs. Then set aside.

Add the onion, remaining garlic, some fresh ginger, and the carrot to the frying pan and cook for 2-3 mins until softened.

Add the passata, all the spices and sugar and bring to the boil. Reduce heat, return meatballs to the pan, cover and simmer for approx 30 minutes.

Top with some freshly chopped coriander.

Serve with steamed basmati rice and some mint yoghurt (fat free yoghurt, with fresh mint, lemon juice and a little sugar/sweetener).

The recipe above has been calculated for Slimming World, however for those of you following the Weight Watchers plan or another calorie controlled type diet. Below is the approx. nutritional information:

Filed under: 2+ syns, Extra Easy, lamb, main course, Original