Indian Vegetable Balls (Picture included and it's THE MOST AMAZING THING ON EARTH)

Indian Vegetable Balls

Diet: gluten-free, lactose-free, vegan

Quantity: 2 servings

For the vegetable balls:

• 300 g potatoes for boiling
• 50 g red lentils
• Virgin coconut oil
• 15 g fresh ginger (finely chopped)
• 1 shallot (finely chopped)
• 1 clove of garlic (finely chopped)
• 200 g cauliflower (finely chopped)
• 1 TBSP garam masala (Indian spice blend)
• 50 g cashew nuts (coarsely chopped)
• 4 dates (pitted, coarsely chopped)
• 60 g whole grain rice flour
• 3 TBSP water
• 2 TSP fine sea salt
• Vegetable oil for frying

For the sauce:

• 1 bunch of mint (leaves removed)
• 1 organic lime (juice squeezed out)
• 2 TBSP rice syrup

1. Peel potatoes and boil in salted water. Then press through a potato ricer (masher) into a bowl.

2. Bring red lentils in double amount of water to a boil, and simmer for 10–15 minutes.

3. In a pan, heat some coconut oil, and sauté ginger, shallots, garlic, cauliflower, and garam masala for 5–10 minutes, until cauliflower is cooked.

4. Roast cashew nuts in some coconut oil. Add dates, cashew nuts, lentils, and cauliflower mixture to potatoes, and mix everything. Knead well with rice flour and water, and salt to taste.

5. With moist hands, form balls from the mass, and fry in 325 °F (160 °C) hot fat until golden brown. Then drain on a paper towel.

6. For the sauce, purée mint leaves, lime juice, and rice syrup in a blender.

We like to eat the balls with creamy yogurt. They also taste great in an Indian curry, with a fruity hot sauce.

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bon appetit