These potato-lentil balls are so delicous, it is hard to find a an apropriate word for it, really. I just love the consistency of the balls, that they are gluten free and the sauce is so creamy and flavorful, yum!
The original recipe is from www.healthyongreen.de but I changed a few things up.
I love those indian spices so much, they make everything so flavorful and comforting at the same time.
Potato Balls with Gram Masala Sauce
2. March 2017
Ingredients
- 320g potatoes
- 100g red lentils
- 230ml water
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp sea salt
- coconut oil to fry
- For the Masala-Tomato Sauce
- 1 can coconut milk
- ½ a can crushed tomatoes
- 1 thumb size piece of fresh ginger
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 small onions
- 2 tbsp garam masala paste
- salt for seasoning
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- bunch of parsley
- salt for seasoning
Directions
- Step 1 Steam potatoes until soft and cook lentils in the 230ml water until water is absorbed.
- Step 2 In a medium bowl carefully mash potatoes and lentils together, add spices and salt and mix until all bigger potato pieces are gone. It is ok if it not completly smooth.
- Step 3 Melt coconut oil in a pan and add the balls to it. Fry them a few minutes on each side until they are slightly golden.
- Step 4 Put them on a plate and set them aside.
- Step 5 For the sauce dice onions, mince garlic and ginger and saute in coconut oil until onions are ranslucent.
- Step 6 Now add masala paste and coconut milk. Mix through a few times and add crushed tomatoes.
- Step 7 Cook on high heat for 2-3 min and fill sauce into a high speed blender and blend for a minute until smooth. ( if the sauce is too hot, the lid might blow off, so you might want to stick to an immersion blender)
- Step 8 Pour the sauce back into the pan and add balls to it. Let simmer for another 2-3 inutes and serve with chopped parsley.
Hello 🙂 Does it work ok if you use garam masala powder instead of paste?
yes, I think that will work too
Hi Sassi!
This recipe looks amazing! I just wonder if it’s okay to use green lentils instead of red ones? I don’t have them on hand right now.
Hey Ella, I haven’t tried any other lentils but I do think it could work. Let me know please, how they turned out. Happy Friday xx
Hello!
I am going to make this as this looks so delicious! thank you for sharing via instagram.
Can I tag you once I make it?
kindest
Diana
Hey Diana, of course you can tag me. I am always curious to know you people like my recipes 🙂 Sassi
How many does this recipe serve please?
Hello Jade,
the recipe serves 2-3
I made this today and, although the flavours were OK, not great, the consistency of the potato-lentil balls was too soft. They were difficult to fry. For the previous commenter, I used garam masala spice instead of the paste and it worked fine. Wouldn´t make this again.