Tikka Masala Meatballs

Ingredients

• Ground chicken

  Raw

  16 oz crumbled or 448g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  1 large or 50g

• Almond Flour

  Trader Joe's - "Just Almond Meal"

  ¼ cup or 30g

• Onions

  Sweet, raw

  ¼ onion or 83g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 cloves, minced or 6g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  1 tsp or 5g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  ¼ tsp, ground or 0.8g

• Turmeric

  Spices, ground

  ¼ tsp or 0.6g

• Ginger

  Spices, ground

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Cayenne pepper

  Spices, red or cayenne

  ⅛ tsp or 0.2g

• Curry powder

  Spices

  1 tbsp or 6g

• Coconut milk

  Nuts, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water)

  1 ¾ cup or 420g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  ½ lemon yields or 24g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Fresh cilantro

  Coriander leaves, raw

  1 sprigs or 2g

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a bowl, combine all of the 'for the meatballs' ingredients. Using your hands, gently combine.
3. With a melon baller or a teaspoon, drop ~1 - 1 1/4 inch balls onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet (or 2). Using your hands, go back through and roll the meatballs into round circles, they don't have to be perfect.
4. Place in oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until cooked through and lightly browned.
5. Meanwhile, heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 tbsp. olive oil and the onion to the skillet and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
6. Add the tomato paste and the garlic, and saute for 1-2 more minutes.
7. Now add the cumin, turmeric, ginger, cayenne, and curry powder. Saute for 2 more minutes.
8. Reduce heat to medium. Pour in the coconut milk and whisk vigorously until the spices are combined evenly in the milk.
9. Add the juice of 1/2 lemon, and a little salt and pepper, to taste.
10. Add meatballs back into the sauce and let simmer for about 5 minutes before serving.
11. Serve over cauliflower rice and top with fresh cilantro. Enjoy!

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