Curried Meatballs With Cinnamon Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

600 g beef or pork mince
1 None egg, beaten
3 tbsp breadcrumbs
50 g raisins, finely chopped
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp curry powder
4 tbsp oil
20 g pine nuts
200 g full-fat yogurt
1/2 None lemon, grated zest
None None Pinch of ground cinnamon
250 g long-grain rice
1 None cinnamon stick
5 sprigs fresh coriander, chopped
5 sprigs fresh mint, chopped
5 sprigs fresh parsley, chopped

Preparation

In a bowl, mix the ground meat, egg, breadcrumbs, raisins, cumin and curry powder. Season with salt and black pepper. With wet hands, shape into 8 balls.
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a frying pan and fry the meatballs in batches for 10-12 minutes each, turning, until browned. Remove from the pan and keep warm.
Heat a frying toast the pine nuts until browned. Remove from the heat. In a bowl, mix the yogurt and lemon zest. Season with salt, black pepper and a pinch of cinnamon.
Cook the rice with the cinnamon stick in boiling salted water according to the pack instructions. Drain and remove the cinnamon stick. Stir in the pine nuts and herbs. Serve with the meatballs and yogurt dip.