- 150g bulgar wheat
- 12 lamb meatballs
- 1 red onion
- A thumb of ginger
- 3 vine tomatoes
- ½-1 tsp harissa paste
- A handful of mint, leaves only
- 50g baby leaf spinach
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 400ml boiling water
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Measuring jug
- Deep frying pan or wok with lid
- Baking tray (optional)
- 1.
Fill and boil your kettle. Tip the bulgar wheat into a heatproof bowl and add a pinch of salt and pepper. Pour over 200ml hot water from the kettle and stir. Cover the bowl with a plate and leave to soak while you cook the rest of the dish.
- 2.
Warm a deep frying pan or wok on a medium heat for 1 min. Add 1 tbsp olive oil and the meatballs and fry for 5 mins, rolling them over every now and then till browned on most sides. Lift the meatballs out of the pan with a slotted spoon and pop them into a bowl. Turn off the heat.
- 3.
While the meatballs fry, peel and thinly slice the red onion. Roughly chop the tomatoes. Peel and grate the ginger.
- 4.
Set the frying pan or wok you cooked the meatballs back on a medium heat. Add the onion, tomatoes, ginger and ½-1 tsp harissa paste (it's spicy so, use as much or as little as you like). Cook, stirring, for 5 mins till softened slightly. Add 200ml hot water from the kettle and bring up to a bubble.
- 5.
When the sauce is bubbling, add the browned lamb meatballs and pop on a lid (use a baking tray if you don't have a lid that fits) and simmer for 8 mins. Meanwhile, finely chop the mint leaves.
- 6.
When the meatballs have simmered for 8 mins, stir in the baby leaf spinach to just wilt it. Taste the sauce and add more salt or pepper if you think it needs it. Fluff the bulgar with a fork and divide it between 2 warm bowls or plates. Top with the meatballs and sauce. Scatter over the chopped mint to serve.