For some reason, I find that food always looks more appealing on a stick………..cake pops, shish kabobs, fruits kabobs, you name it. I usually make meatballs for making Kofta (meatball) Curry but this time I decided to put the steamed meatballs on bamboo skewers and pan fried them along with some veggies.
These meatballs can also be steamed and frozen for a quick appetiser. Simply shallow/deep fry them (no need to thaw them) and serve with tomato ketchup or any dipping sauce. You can also fry them and add to an onion and tomato gravy for a quick curry.
Ingredients:
For meatballs:
Ground mutton/beef 1 lb
Gram flour 1 tbsp
Garlic paste 1 tbsp
Chopped cilantro 2 tbsp
Finely Chopped green chillies 1 tsp
Finely Chopped onion – 1 medium
Mustard Oil 1 tbsp
Yogurt 1 tbsp (optional)
Garam Masala Powder 1 and 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder and salt according to taste
Other ingredients:
Green Bell Pepper – 1 (cut into 1 inch squares)
Red Onion – 1 (cut into 1 inch squares)
Few Cherry tomatoes/ Any tomatoes cut into 1 inch squares
Olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper
Bamboo skewers soaked in water for at least 30 minutes to prevent burning
Method:
1) Wash the ground meat and leave it in a colander for a couple of hours so that all the water drains out.
2) Marinate the bell peppers, onions and tomatoes with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper and keep aside for about 20-30 minutes.
2) In a heavy bottomed pan dry roast the gram flour on low heat till it changes colour slightly and gives out a nice aroma.
3) Mix all the ingredients for the meatballs with the ground meat and form small golf ball sized balls. The meatballs will shrink after steaming so keep them slightly bigger than the size you prefer.
4) Arrange the meatballs in a single layer in a large wok. Add about half a cup of water. Cover the wok and steam the meatballs for about 10-15 minutes on high heat until all the water evaporates.
5) When the meatballs cool down arrange them on bamboo skewers along with the marinated veggies .
6) Shallow fry the meatball kabobs in a frying pan on medium heat till the veggies are tender but crisp and the meatballs are fried on all the sides. Since the meatballs are already steamed they can be fried pretty quickly without worrying about whether they are cooked from inside or not.
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Christmas Delicacy hosted by Erivum Puliyum
Sweet Heat Challenge hosted by Vanilla Clouds and Lemon Drops
Food of the Month hosted by Food Corner
Delicious luking kebabs…awesome presentation
Yum yum,makes me hungry.
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delicious looking meatballs sent you an email
wow lovely kabobs…very nicely done…
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Perfect juicy n yummy Kababs..Drooling over!!
Thanx for linking it to my event
Ongoing Event -Christmas Delicacy (15 Nov-31 Dec 2011)
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mmm… my fav.
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Mmmm these look so good! Beautiful!
Thank you so much for taking part in this month’s Sweet Heat Challenge : )
wow..the meatballs look simply delicious….nice clicks !wisinh u n ur family merry christmas!
wow!!looks so delicious!!& beautiful presentation…
Thanks a lot for linking with Food of the Month-Contest
These look great – I love all the spices in them.
Looks fantastic!
wow..kabobs looks awesome..perfectly done..glad to follow u 🙂
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kababs looks awesome…nice recipe dear..