Spaghetti with meatballs

For spaghetti:
Bring water to the boil in a large vessel, add lots of salt and some olive oil.
Add spaghetti to boiling water and let it cook as desired.
Drain and add 1tbsp of olive oil and toss them together to avoid from clumping.

Ingredients for Meatballs: (Makes about 20 meat balls)

• Beef Minced- 1/2 kg
• Oil- for frying
• Salt- to taste
• Green chillies- 1-2 number (chopped very fine)
• Red chilli flakes- 1tbslp (or to taste)
• Ginger and garlic paste- 1tblsp
• Cumin powder- 1tsp
• Garam masala powder- 1tsp
• Fresh chopped parsley- 1tblsp
• Breadcrumbs- 1/2 cup
• Egg- 1 beaten

Mix all the meatball ingredients together evenly with your hands and make medium size meatballs.
Cover and refrigerate it until needed or at least for 1/2 an hour.
Heat little oil in a frying pan and fry the meatballs till light brown. Remove from the pan and keep aside.
NOTE: You can directly cook them with the sauce but frying keep them juicy from the inside.

Ingredients for the sauce:

• Oil- 1/4 cup
• fresh tomatoes- 8 (blended with skin)
• Red onion- 1 (sliced finely)
• Capsicum- 1tblsp (sliced)
• tomato paste- 1tblsp
• Ketchup- 1tsp
• bunch of coriander
• Ginger and garlic paste- 1tsp
• Salt- to taste
• Red chilli powder- 1/2tsp
• Black pepper- 1tsp
• Dried organo- pinch
• Dried basil- pinch
• Bay leaves- 2
• Parmesan cheese- Optional.

Heat the oil, saute the onions, capsicum and ginger, garlic paste until onion is translucent.
Stir in tomatoes, salt, red chilli powder, black pepper and bay leaves. Cover and cook on low flame for 25-30 minutes.
Stir in tomato paste, ketchup, basil, oregano and meatballs and simmer it for 10 minutes.
Garnish with some fresh parsley and Parmesan cheese on the top.
Serve hot with garlic bread.