Turkey Meatballs in Coconut Curry Sauce and Basmati Rice

Ingredients

• White rice

  Long-grain, regular, raw, enriched

  1 cup or 185g

• Ground turkey

  Poultry food products, raw

  32 oz or 912g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  1 tsp, ground or 3g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Pepper

  Spices, white

  1 tsp, ground or 2g

• Garam Masala

  Badia

  1 tsp or 24g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 ½ tbsp or 20g

• Ginger root

  Raw

  1 tbsp or 6g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 clove or 6g

• Onions

  Raw

  ½ medium or 55g

• Red bell pepper

  Sweet, raw

  1 small or 74g

• Curry powder

  Spices

  1 tbsp or 6g

• Turmeric

  Spices, ground

  ½ tbsp or 3g

• Cayenne pepper

  Spices, red or cayenne

  1 tsp or 2g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 tsp or 2g

• Chicken broth

  Soup, canned, less/reduced sodium

  1 cup or 240g

• Coconut milk

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

  1 ½ cup or 339g

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 410 degrees F.
2. Cook basmati rice according to the package instructions; set aside.
3. Season the ground turkey with cumin, sea salt, peppe,r and garam masala. Thoroughly massage the meat with the seasonings to ensure it is well integrated. Then, form meatballs about the size of golf balls and place them on a nonstick baking sheet.
4. Bake the meatballs in the oven for about 15-20 minutes.
5. While the meatballs are baking, set a nonstick skillet on medium-high heat and add olive oil. When the skillet is hot, toss in garlic, ginger, and red onion. Cook the onions until they turn brown and are somewhat translucent, then toss in the thinly sliced red bell peppers and cook for another 2 minutes.
6. Then add the seasonings to the skillet and stir quickly with a spatula for about 2 minutes.
7. Pour in the chicken broth and coconut milk and stir for another 2 minutes. When the sauce comes to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and then add the freshly cooked meatballs. Allow the meatballs to simmer in the sauce for about 5 minutes.
8. Enjoy the meatballs and sauce with fragrant basmati rice.

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