^{Image: Dutch balls with a chilli coconut sauce and basmati rice.}

Although my mum was born in Sri Lanka, she is of dutch descent.  If she was in Sri Lanka, my mum would be called a “Burgher.”  If you’d like to find a little about this, wikipedia has a great entry on it.

From the recipe title, you can see why I’m actually mentioning this.   These are pretty much a family tradition of the Dutch in Sri Lanka.  This is unlike the traditional recipe, as I have changed this to suit my individual tastes.  This recipe usually consists of mince and is not spicy, but I have veganised it and heated up with some chilli.

These babies can be eaten on their own, or in a roll but I’ve added a coconut sauce and basmati rice for something different.  Feel free to play around with it and pass through your favourite serving ideas!

^{Image: Dutch Balls straight after pan frying.}

Makes:

• 10 very large balls

Ingredients:

Dutch Balls

• 1/2 onion diced
• salt
• white pepper
• 1/2 cup gluten flour
• 300 grams vegie mince (I used Sanitarium)
• 1 slice of white bread
• 2 tsps dill
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 4 cloves
• 1 tsp garlic mince
• 1/2 tsp ginger mince
• 2 tsps lemon juice
• 1 tbs green masala paste
• 1 tbs egg replacer with water
• dry breadcrumbs for coating
• olive oil

Coconut Sauce

• 2 tbs coconut cream
• 4 tbs water
• 1 tbs garam masala paste

Instructions:

1. Brown your onions in a little olive oil with some seasoning.
2. Blitz down the bread to breadcrumbs and add into a big jug with the gluten flour and vegie mince.  Stir thoroughly.
3. Using a mortar and pestle, add a little salt and the cloves and grind in.  Add a little water and grind again.  Scoop the mixture out and add to the jug.
4. Mix all your other ingredients for the balls in the jug.
5. In a bowl, pour some dried breadcrumbs.
6. Grab handfuls of the mixture and mould with your palm.
7. Roll the meatballs in the breadcrumbs.
8. In a pan, heat up some oil and pan-fry the meatballs.  Allow them to brown each side.
9. In a seperate pan, all the ingredients for the sauce and simmer for a minute.
10. Place the meatballs on some cooked rice and pour your sauce over the top before serving.