Start by making the meatballs so that you can rest them while you are making the sauce. Knead the minced lamb with breadcrumbs, powdered cumin, chopped onion, garlic, olives and the beaten egg. Season the mixture with salt and the freshly ground black pepper.
Wet your hands and mould the mixture into spheres, about 2-cm in diameter (2.5-cm = 1 inch), and leave them in the fridge for the flavours to meld.
To make the sauce, add the jar of passata, 80 ml (1/3 cup) olive oil and the sugar to a large non-reactive saucepan, and pass the tomatoes and their juice through a sieve into the pan. They will add extra flavour to the ready-made passata.
Season with salt and the freshly ground pepper, add the muslin-wrapped spices and leave the sauce to simmer for 30 minutes; and remember to skim it regularly.
Add the onions to the pan and allow the sauce to simmer for another hour until they are cooked, then cook for another 20 minutes.
Blanch the remaining cracked olives in boiling water for 2 minutes and add them to the tomato sauce. Place the lid on the pan, and leave them to simmer gently.
Roll the meatballs in flour and fry them in a little olive oil to brown them and firm them before they are added to the sauce.
Place the yoghurt in a small bowl or jug and add the cumin seeds and stir well. Cover, and leave in the fridge.
Bring the sauce to simmering point, add the meatballs and leave to simmer with the lid on until cooked, about 15 minutes.
Serve the meatballs on boiled, long-grain rice, with the sauce in which they were cooked, with the cool, cumin yoghurt on the side.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	947.38 Kcal (3966 kJ)
Calories from fat	623.89 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	69.32g	107%
Cholesterol	132.17mg	44%
Sodium	1641.68mg	68%
Potassium	562.13mg	12%
Total Carbs	48.42g	16%
Sugars	8.91g	36%
Dietary Fiber	10.02g	40%
Protein	33.91g	68%
Vitamin C	5mg	8%
Iron	8.4mg	47%
Calcium	558.1mg	56%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	235.52 Kcal (986 kJ)
Calories from fat	155.1 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	17.23g	107%
Cholesterol	32.86mg	44%
Sodium	408.13mg	68%
Potassium	139.75mg	12%
Total Carbs	12.04g	16%
Sugars	2.22g	36%
Dietary Fiber	2.49g	40%
Protein	8.43g	68%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	8%
Iron	2.1mg	47%
Calcium	138.8mg	56%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Weightwatchers Points

23.9

Points
25

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free

Bad Points

High in Sodium,
High in Total Fat

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