Lamb and Chickpea Balls

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp chilli flakes
• 1 x 400g tinned chickpeas, drained
• 500g lamb mince
• 1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves

Method:

• In a frying pan, heat the oil over medium heat and fry the onion until translucent.
• Add the garlic, cumin, ground coriander, cumin and chilli flakes. Cook for 2 minutes and set aside.
• Process chickpeas in a food processor until smooth.
• In a bowl, add the chickpeas to the onion mixture, lamb and fresh coriander.
• Roll into balls with wet hands. 
• Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat and cook the lamb and chickpea balls until brown and cooked through.
• Serve with hummus rolled up in Lebanese bread or homemade tortillas.

Recipe and Image credit goes to Jennifer Cheung at Kidspot.