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Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal454
    low
  • fat21g
  • saturates6g
  • carbs35g
  • sugars9g
  • fibre11g
  • protein26g
  • salt1.02g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat the oil in a large, shallow casserole dish or deep frying pan. Add the meatballs and fry for 3-4 mins, turning regularly, until golden. Remove and set aside.

  • step 2

    Tip the onion into the pan and fry for 7 mins until softened. Stir through the garlic cumin, coriander and cinnamon, and cook for 1 min. Add the harissa, tomatoes and lamb stock, and bring to a simmer. Stir though the chickpeas and meatballs, season and simmer for 10-15 mins until slightly reduced and the meatballs are cooked through.

  • step 3

    Stir through half the herbs, then scatter the rest on top along with the pomegranate seeds.

RECIPE TIPS
TO REHEAT

To reheat, defrost thoroughly, then warm through inapanovera medium heat for 10-12 mins until the meatballs are piping hot all the way through.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2020

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A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.68 ratings

AngelinaB2NV

Delicious recipe, thank you!! I used minced left over roast leg of lamb made into meatballs blended with shallots, garlic, a beaten egg, handful of breadcrumbs and a level teaspoon of Ras el Hanout. Made the sauce exactly as per recipe and it was wonderful. Served on basmati rice cooked with toasted…

andrewSnnqoSyk

Really delicious! Family loved it.

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This was super tasty although I had no lamb in so I substituted it for a wee bit of tripe and left over Richmond sausage and it worked perfectly well

ral1993

It was fast and tasty enough however I followed the recipe exactly as described and it was very watery, it did not reduce and was more like a broth with chickpeas and meatballs. I’d suggest draining the chopped tomatoes or less stock

Jonrp

question

Do you drain the chickpeas

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. Yes you can drain and rinse the chickpeas before adding to the pan. (It's fine to add the liquid if you prefer, but it changes the consistency of the dish slightly and not everyone likes the flavour it imparts.) We hope this helps. Best wishes, BBC Good Food Team.

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