Chicken meat balls asian style over spaghetti

Ingredients

• Spaghetti
• For the chicken meat balls
• Chicken - 500 g, minced
• Onion or shallots - 1, large, finely chopped
• Green chillies as per taste
• Bread crumbs- 200g
• Egg - 2
• Salt as per taste
• Ginger minced - 1/2 Tbsp
• Garlic minced- 1/2 tbsp
• Cheese grated(optional)
• Oil for frying
• For the sauce
• Tomato paste - 250g
• Fresh tomato- 2, finely chopped
• green chillies as per taste
• Red chilli paste -1 Tsp or Tobasco as per taste
• Oregano
• Tomato sauce - 2 Tbsp
• Soy sauce- 2 Tbsp
• Ginger and garlic minced - 1 Tbsp
• Salt as per taste
• Freshly crushed pepper
• Oil for cooking
• Freshly chopped coriander for garnishing

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Preparation

• For the spaghetti
  Boil water in a boiling pot. Add salt and oil in it.
  Add the spaghetti in the boiling water and wait until it turns al-dante. It will take nearly 8 to 10 minutes. Next drain the spaghetti in a colander and place it over cold running water.
  Keep aside to let drain the remaining water.
• Meat ball preparation
  In a mixing bowl bring together minced chicken, onion, chillies, salt, eggs, bread crumbs and minced ginger and garlic. Mix well and prepare 1 inch balls out of this.
  Heat oil in a pan for shallow frying in medium heat.
  Once the oil is hot fry out all the balls until they are golden brown in colour.
• Sauce preparation
  Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add the onion, ginger, garlic and green chillies. Saute until onion turns transparent.
  Now add the tomatoes and the tomato paste. Fry until the tomatoes are fully done.
  Next make a sauce mixture by adding water to the tomato sauce, soy sauce and red chilli paste or tobasco. whip well and then add this sauce mixture to the tomatoes.
  Season with salt , pepper and oregano .
  Now add all the meat balls and let this simmer until you the get the sauce of desired consistency.
  Once done turn off the heat and serve it hot over the spaghetti . Sprinkle some chopped coriander on the top of the meat balls.
• Enjoy your chicken meat balls over spaghetti .
  Happy cooking :-)

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