Rogan Josh Meatballs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb ground lamb
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
4 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
5 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup water

Preparation

In a large bowl combine lamb, cilantro, 2 teaspoons of ginger, cumin, salt, cinnamon, black pepper and 3 of the garlic cloves; mix until well blended.
Shape into meatballs, about 36 - 1\" meatballs.
Heat oil in a deep, large skillet or nonreactive Dutch oven over medium high heat until hot. Cook meatballs in batches until browned. Place meatballs on a plate.
Reduce heat to medium and in the same skillet, combine remaining 2 teaspoons ginger and 2 cloves of garlic, cardomom and ground red pepper.
Cook stirring constantly, 1 minute.
Return meatballs to skillet; add tomatoes and water.
Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer for 20-30 min or until meatballs are no longer pink in center and sauce is thickened. Serve warm.