Meatballs with Cherries (Kabab Karaz)

Ingredients

• 500 g minced meat
• 500 g red cherries, pitted
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp mixed cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 tbsp flour
• Parsley and fried pine nuts, for garnish
• Tannour bread, cut into small triangles
• 2 tbsp ghee and 1 tbsp vegetable oil

Method

1. Season the meat with the spices and rest it briefly in the fridge.
2. Shape the meat into small balls or kofta.
3. Blend half the cherries and leave the other half whole.
4. Heat the ghee and oil, fry the meat 2 minutes per side, adding the flour, and set aside on a plate.
5. Soften the onion until golden, add the cherries with the sugar; if the cherries are sweet, add a squeeze of lemon.
6. Let it reduce, return the meat and let it all simmer together.
7. Pour everything over the bread and let it soak; it is served with bread, not rice. Garnish with parsley and fried pine nuts.