East Indian Meat Balls

East Indian Meat Balls

Ingredients:

1 large onion, diced

(reserve 2 Tbsps. for                 

meat mixture)                 1/4 cup slivered blanched almonds

                                        1-1/2 cups water

                                                       

2 Tbsps. butter                  1/2 cup soft bread                                                                    crumbs

1/2 tsp. each cinnamon

and mace                                1/4  cup milk

3/4 tsp. curry powder               1 lb. ground beef

1 tsp. whole black pepper

(in spice bag)                  2 Tbsps minced parsley

1/3 cup seedless raisins    1              egg

                                        1 tsp.        Worcestershire                                                                     sauce

                                        1/4 tsp. pepper

Method:

In large skillet, cook onion in butter until lightly browned. Add next 7 ingredients and 1/2 tsp. salt.  Cover and simmer 15 minutes. Remove spice bag. Mix 1 tsp. salt and remaining ingredients. Shape in 1' balls. Brown on all sides in a second skillet using small amount of fat, and add meat balls to first mixture. Cover, and simmer 20 minutes. Makes 4 servings.