Nutritious vegetarian lentil meatballs in curry sauce
boiled green or black lentils 400 g |
boiled round rice 350 g |
grated mozzarella cheese 150 g |
parsley 30 g |
cilantro 10 g |
olive oil 30 ml |
salt to taste |
black pepper to taste |
dried garlic to taste |
ground fennel to taste |
SOUCE: |
garlic 4 cloves |
grated ginger root 30 g |
lime juice 25 ml |
olive oil 25 ml |
tomatoes 150 g |
cream (20%) 400 ml |
sugar 15 g |
curry 1 tsp. |
turmeric 0.5 tsp. |
salt to taste |
black pepper to taste |
red pepper to taste |
Step 1
Combine the rice and lentils, beat with a blender until smooth. Add the chopped herbs, cheese, salt, dried garlic, black pepper and ground fennel. Stir to combine.
Step 2
Grease your hands with oil and form tennis ball-sized meatballs. Place them on a baking tray lined with parchment and bake at 200-220 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes.
Step 3
Meanwhile, prepare the curry sauce. Chop the garlic and fry in oil along with the ginger for 2-3 minutes. Add the curry and turmeric and fry for another minute. Then add the diced tomato and cook for 5-6 minutes. After that add sugar, lime juice, cream, red pepper, black pepper and salt. Stir and simmer for 5 minutes.
Step 4
Put the meatballs in the curry sauce and serve. Enjoy!