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These Turkey Meatballs in Curry Sauce is such a tasty recipe. It has great texture and great color. When you see the spice list for the meatballs, you will totally be thinking that I used my whole spice cabinet – NOT EVEN CLOSE! Since I made this recipe, I had the chance to Penzey’s Spice shop in Pittsburg. It was an awesome shop. I had a field day. I bought lots of spices that you can only find at a specialty spice shop. I bought a few different curries; some other Indian spices and a whole lot of Middle Eastern spices. I had so much fun.
Turkey Meatballs in Curry Sauce
The dish is broken into two phases. The meatballs and the curry sauce. As for the meatballs, the turkey is the perfect vehicle to take on all the different spices. The meatballs are loaded. First, the meatballs are baked to cook them through but also to get a nice crisp on the outside. The meatballs are rotated during the baking to get that crispness on the top and bottom of the meatball. The curry sauce is created by blending herbs, garlic, spices and tomato pureé. Then, the pureé is added to hot oil in the skillet to release its full flavors. It is finished out by adding coconut to create the creaminess.
The final preparation for these Turkey Meatballs in Curry Sauce is to add the meatballs to the curry sauce. This completes the cooking of the meatballs and imparts a little bit of the curry flavor to the meatballs. This dish is such a satisfying meal. You get the heartiness of the meatballs and the sweetness of the curry sauce. This is such a good combination. The sauce is so good. Make sure to have something else to sop up any leftover curry sauce.
The spices for the meatballs followed by the ingredients for the curry sauce.
Meatball Spices
Tomato Puree Added
The spices added to the ground turkey, and then, the meatballs formed.
Ground Turkey & Spices
Meatballs Rolled
The curry spice mixed in the blender, added to the skillet, and then, finished off with the coconut milk mixed in.
Curry Spices All Blended
Curry Spices In Saute Pan
Mixed with Coconut Milk
Turkey Meatballs added to the Curry Sauce.
Meatballs Added to Sauce
The Turkey Meatballs in Curry Sauce plated.
Turkey Meatballs in Curry Sauce Plated
- 2 pounds ground turkey
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- 2 teaspoons ginger
- 2 teaspoons coriander
- 1 teaspoon oregano leaves
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup parsley
- 1 cup cilantro
- 1/2 yellow onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- 14 ounces coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- Combine the ground turkey with all the spices. Mix well.
- Roll into balls and place on a baking tray.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Rotate halfway through cooking.
- Combine herbs, spices, garlic, onions and tomato puree in a blender. Mix well.
- Heat the oil in a skillet.
- Add the herb blend and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the coconut milk, mix well and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add the meatballs to the curry sauce and cook for 15 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
It looks like there is a spice missing after garlic powder. You listed a measurement without the spice.
Thx Mary Anne. I missed noting the cinnamon. The recipe has been updated. Hope you try the recipe and enjoy it.
Now THATS a combination of spices! Thankfully, I have almost all of them on hand already because my family and I loooove curry so this will probably be a staple meal when the weather gets a little colder. Luuuuuuv!
It so great when you know you have the spices on hand. It is not a hard dish to pull together and it is very warming.
this looks delicious. I love curry and actually prefer ground turkey over beef. Great combination and it looks like it would be a good recipe to make ahead of time as well.
You could certainly make this dish ahead of time and put it together when you are ready to eat.
Sounds so flavourful – love all things curry.
We love all things curry in our family as well.
My mum loves turkey meatballs, but I don’t think she’s ever tried it in curry sauce. What a fab idea! I’ll need to pass this along. Thanks for sharing!
I hope you do and I hope she likes it.
What a wonderful combination of flavors!
I would use the turkey as well! I am trying to cut down on my family’s consumption of red meat!
With all the spices in this dish, you do not miss the red meat. We are cutting down on our red meat too.
Fantastic mix of spices. Must make this asap 🙂
Thx. Do so soon, you will love it.
Looks great!
Thx Florian.
I can practically SMELL it!! I adore curry!
It smelled really good.
Wow, what beautiful flavors in these meatballs!
Thx so much Christine.
This sounds so packed with flavor – love that sauce and the color of it.
It has great flavor. I like how you described it.
What a deliciously flavorful meal!! I would have thought it would be much more complicated, but your recipe and directions walk me right thru it. YUM!
It is not hard but just a lot of spices.
Love all the cilantro in your curry sauce and great to use turkey instead of red meat for a healthier meal:-)
As long as I am making this for my wife, it is always ground turkey.