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Dawood basha (also known as daoud basha) is a Lebanese classic dish of meatballs in tomato sauce, sometimes with chunks of potatoes. Serve with rice pilaf and some salad and yogurt on the side. Let's travel to the Middle East and Enjoy one of the most famous dishes, known as Dawood Basha. You can cook Meatballs in rich Tomato Sauce ( Dawood Basha ) using 23 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Meatballs in rich Tomato Sauce ( Dawood Basha )

Prepare of For the Meat Balls.
You need of finely minced mutton.
You need of onions ●.
It's of garlic cloves ●.
You need of fresh parsely ●.
Prepare of salt ☆.
You need of black pepper powder ☆.
It's of cardamon powder ☆.
You need of cumin powder ☆.
You need of bread crumbs ☆.
Prepare of vegetable oil ( should cover at least 20% of the meatballs while frying ).
You need of For the Tomato Sauce.
It's of fresh skinless tomatoes minced in blender ( boil the tomatoes in hot water for ease removing the skin ).
Prepare of tomato paste ( 200ml ).
You need of vegetable oil.
You need of onion, chopped.
It's of finely chopped garlic.
It's of salt ( or as taste ).
It's of black pepper powder ( as taste ).
Prepare of cumin powder.
It's of turmeric.
It's of cinnamon powder.
It's of mixed spices ( if u have ).

There are many different stories on where exactly this dish is from and why was it named Dawood Basha, but let's not go there! Dawood Basha in simple words is spiced meatballs in tomato sauce. The Middle East's answer to meatballs - Dawood Basha! If comfort food is your thing, whip this up, put some fuzzy socks on and your favourite Netflix show (currently Dirty Money) and dig in!

Meatballs in rich Tomato Sauce ( Dawood Basha ) step by step

For preparing the meatballs, put all ● ingredients in mincer, otherwise chopped all finely..
Mix the minced mutton with the ingredients from step 1.
Put the remaining ☆ spices to the mixture, mix very well with hands for 10 minutes, if you see there is too much moisture add little more bread crumbs..
Shape the meat balls like golf ball size. And keep in freezer for about 15 to 20 minutes.
In pan, put the vegetable oil, and keep untill its hot and ready for frying..
Drop the meatballs one by one in High flame, after reduce to medium flame or less..
Keep stirring slowly, be sure all sides are fried equally. For about 10 to 15 minutes..
Set the meatballs aside in kitchen towel. And keep the oil for further use. We need just little for the Tomato Sauce..
In a pot, put new vegetable oil 3 tablespoon and 1 tablespoon from the oil in step 8.
Add the chopped onions, saute for 5 minutes after add the chopped garlic.
Add salt, black pepper powder and cumin powder, saute for 4 minutes..
Add the fresh minced tomatoes along with the tomato paste..
Add 1 cup of hot water, simmer in very low flame with lid on for 20 minutes..
add the turmeric, cinnamon, mixed spices, mix well and keep simmering again in low flame with lid on for another 20 minutes..
Drop the meatballs one by one, and add more black pepper powder, add more hot water..
Add more 2 tablespoons of oil from step 8, keep simmering again covered in very low flame for another 30 minutes..
check the salt for taste...
The Meatballs in rich Tomato Sauce is ready to serve with basmati white rice, or use as sauce for speghatti or macaroni. Enjoy.

In actuality, Dawood Basha is basically kofta kebabs shaped into meatballs. What makes this extra special is that tangy tomato sauce is cooked in with the pomegranate molasses. These meatballs require no eggs or breadcrumbs or even hours of simmering. On a medium heat, add the tinned tomatoes, tomato puree, paprika and salt. Add the water and increase the heat.