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🍽️ Orientalic Lamb and Beef Balls with Yogurt Dip

1200 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g minced lamb
• 1 egg yolk (M)
• 3 tbsp pine nuts
• 1 onion
• 4 sprigs parsley
• 3 tbsp raisins
• cinnamon powder
• pepper from the mill
• salt
• 1 small carrot
• 500 g minced beef
• 1 egg yolk (M)
• 3 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp paprika powder
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 pinch allspice powder
• cumin powder
• 4 tbsp fresh chopped mint
• 1 tbsp fresh chopped coriander leaves
• salt
• 1 onion
• 500 g yogurt (10% fat)
• 2 garlic cloves
• dill
• parsley
• salt
• 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 1 l olive oil

Instructions

1. 1. Put the lamb mince and egg yolk into a bowl.
2. 2. Roughly chop the pine nuts.
3. 3. Peel the onion and grate it finely.
4. 4. Rinse the parsley and shake it dry.
5. 5. Finely chop the parsley leaves.
6. 6. Mix the meat with the pine nuts, onion, parsley, currants, cinnamon, pepper and salt.
7. 7. Knead the mixture until a smooth dough forms.
8. 8. Shape walnut-sized balls from the lamb mixture.
9. 9. Place the balls in the fridge, covered, for one hour.
10. 10. Peel the carrot and dice it into very small cubes.
11. 11. Put the beef mince, egg yolk, breadcrumbs, spices and one carrot into a bowl.
12. 12. Peel the onion and grate it finely.
13. 13. Knead the grated onion well into the meat mixture.
14. 14. Shape walnut-sized balls from the beef mixture.
15. 15. Place the balls in the fridge as well.
16. 16. Put the yogurt into a bowl.
17. 17. Peel the garlic and press it in.
18. 18. Whisk the yogurt mixture well.
19. 19. Rinse the herbs and shake them dry.
20. 20. Finely chop the herb leaves.
21. 21. Stir salt, vinegar and three tablespoons of olive oil into the yogurt.
22. 22. Keep the sauce cool until serving.
23. 23. Heat the remaining olive oil in the fondue pot on the stove.
24. 24. Keep the oil hot on the chafing dish.
25. 25. Put the meatballs on fondue forks or in sieves.
26. 26. Fry the balls in the hot oil until light brown.
27. 27. Eat the balls with the yogurt sauce.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 1200
• Protein: 68 g · Fett/Fat: 99 g · Carbs: 25 g