Tikka masala meatballs

Tikka masala meatballs

By Jason Chen
20’ Prep time
30’ Cook time
50’ Total time
517 Calories
4 Serving

Summary

Hello, tikka masala meatballs! enjoy a bowl of these tikka masala meatballs over a bed of rice, quinoa, or roasted veggies! you can make it for dinner or for a great meal prep dinner for the week! we have so many delicious meatball recipes from italian meatballs to curry meatballs, we are all about healthy meatball recipes!
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Step by Step

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Step 1

First, prepare tikka masala sauce. Place all ingredients for the sauce in a large pyrex or bowl and mix until combined. Set aside for later.
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Step 2

Next, prepare meatballs. Place all ingredients for the chicken meatballs in a large bowl.
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Step 3

Then, use a wooden spoon to mix.
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Step 4

Next, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium/high heat in a large stock-pot (nonstick, if you have it!).
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Step 5

When the olive oil is fragrant, add meatballs!
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Step 6

Use a 1-tablespoon cookie scoop, to scoop meat into your hands. Roll into a ball and place into hot oil. Repeat until all meat is gone. You should get around 20 meatballs.
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Step 7

Cook meatballs for around 3-5 minutes and then use a pair of tongs to carefully flip when golden brown. At this point, the meatballs are still pretty tender, so be gentle.
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Step 8

Cook the meatballs for another 3-5 minutes before removing from heat. At this point, the meatballs should be partially cooked.
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Step 9

Add diced onion to the remaining oil and saute on medium/high for 3 minutes.
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Step 10

Then, add meatballs back in and add the tikka masala sauce.
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Step 11

Bring sauce to a boil over medium/high heat and then cover and turn down to low. Let simmer for 15 minutes, or until meatballs are fully cooked.
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Step 12

Add frozen peas and let cook, uncovered for 2-3 minutes. Then, taste sauce and adjust salt, to taste.
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Step 13

Serve over your favorite grain with freshly chopped parsley.

Tips and Warnings

Nutrition information does NOT include rice.

Ingredient

  • Large egg
    Large egg
    1
  • Milk
    Milk
    29.57 ml
  • Olive oil
    Olive oil
    29.57 ml
  • Ground ginger
    Ground ginger
    0.62 ml
  • Salt
    Salt
    1.23 ml
  • Garlic powder
    Garlic powder
    2.46 ml
  • Ground cumin
    Ground cumin
    4.93 ml
  • Canned tomato sauce
    Canned tomato sauce
    425.24 g
  • Medium yellow onion
    Medium yellow onion
    0.5
  • Canned full-fat coconut milk
    Canned full-fat coconut milk
    425.24 g
  • Frozen peas
    Frozen peas
    236.59 ml
  • Ground chicken
    Ground chicken
    0.45 kg
  • Ground pepper
    Ground pepper
    0.62 ml
  • Ground turmeric
    Ground turmeric
    2.46 ml
  • Quick-cooking oats
    Quick-cooking oats
    59.15 ml
  • White whole wheat flour
    White whole wheat flour
    59.15 ml
  • Garam masala
    Garam masala
    29.57 ml
  • Topping: fresh parsley
    Topping: fresh parsley
    1

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