Healthy Meatballs in Curry

Can you actually make a healthier version of the classic meatballs in curry...And if you need to add vegetables, how do you manage to camouflage them enough for the kids to still eat it?

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Recipe for healthy meatballs in curry

Is it actually possible to make a healthier version of the classic Danish dish ‘boller i karry’…? And if you add vegetables, how do you camouflage them so the kids will still eat it…?

It IS actually possible… I have given this favorite dish some loving treatment, added a bunch of greens, and ended up with a dish that tastes as we know it, just a bit better and also healthier?

Hope you like it!

Servings: 4 people

Healthy Meatballs in Curry

Can you actually make a healthier version of the classic meatballs in curry...And if you need to add vegetables, how do you manage to camouflage them enough for the kids to still eat it?

Author: Henriette Kristiansen

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Danish

Keyword: Dinner, Everyday Food, Healthy, Minced Pork, Pork, Rice

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes

Metric - US Customary

Equipment

• Deciliter Measure
• Bowl
• Sieve
• Chef'S Knife
• Cutting Board
• Pot
• Hob

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Ingredients

Meatballs

• 500 g Minced pork
• 0.5 pcs. Onion Finely chopped
• 1 handful Parsley Finely chopped
• 1 dl Milk
• 1 pcs. Egg
• 1 dl Oatmeal
• 3 tbsp Rye Flour
• 1 tsp. Salt
• Pepper A little

Curry Sauce

• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1-2 tsp. Curry If children are to eat it, start with 1 tsp and taste along the way, otherwise it may become too strong
• 1 pcs. Onion
• 0.5 pcs. Apples
• 2 pcs. Carrots
• 2 pcs. Potato
• 4 dl Chicken Broth
• 1 dl Coconut Milk
• Salt
• Pepper
• Lemon Juice
• Sugar A little

Instructions

Meatballs

• Mix all the ingredients together into a smooth and cohesive meat mixture.
• Boil the meatballs for 8-10 minutes in a pot of water with a bouillon cube.
• Let them drain in a sieve.

Curry sauce 

• Chop the onion and dice the apple, carrots, and potatoes.
• Sauté them for a couple of minutes in a pot with oil and curry.
• Add bouillon and coconut milk.
• Let it simmer for about fifteen minutes.
• Once the vegetables are tender, blend everything with a hand blender until you get a smooth, even sauce.
• Season with salt, pepper, and possibly more curry.
• If the flavor needs balancing, you can also use lemon juice and/or sugar to taste.
• Add your meatballs to the pot and let everything simmer together for a few minutes.
• Serve with rice and apples on top.

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Notes

Tip! If you want an even healthier version, why not use cauliflower rice instead?