Recipe - Sri Lanka Bola Curry Beef Balls W Curry Grav

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"A taste of Sri Lanka"
By Indra Jayasekera

BOLA CURRY
450 g Beef
One fourth teaspoon Pepper
One half teaspoon Salt
1 sl Bread; thick slice
One half Lime, juice of
2 Eggs
25 g Onion
2 Garlic cloves
2 sl Ginger
One fourth teaspoon Cinnamon
2 Clove
25 g Curry powder
1 l Oil

GRAVY
25 g Onion
2 Garlic cloves
2 Ginger, fresh; slices
25 ml Oil
Curry leaf sprigs
One half Lemon grass stem
One fourth teaspoon Fenugreek
1/16 ml Coconut milk
1 teaspoon Chile powder
One half teaspoon Turmeric juice
One half Lime
One half teaspoon Curry powder

=========================== Directions ========================

Mince the beef and season with the pepper and salt. Grate the bread and
moisten with the lime juice. Lightly beat 1 egg. Chop the onion, garlic
and ginger and add to the beef together with the cinnamon, cloves, bread,
beaten egg and curry powder.

Mix well together and form into small balls the size of marbles. Beat the
other egg and dip the meat balls into it. Heat the oil and deep fry the
balls until they are golden brown. Drain and set on one side.

To make the gravy: chop onion, garlic and ginger. Heat the oil and fry the
onion, curry leaves and lemon grass Add the garlic, ginger, fenugreek,
coconut milk chile powder and turmeric and cook until the gravy thickens
stirring occasionally. Add the meat balls and simmer for a further 3
minutes. Add the lime juice and serve with a sprinkling of curry powder.

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