Chile-Cumin Lamb Meatballs with Yogurt and Cucumber

• Meat

  • 1 1/4 lbs Ground lamb

• Produce

  • 3/4 tsp Coriander, ground
  • 1/2 English hothouse cucumber
  • 9 Garlic clove
  • 1/2 tsp Lemon, zest
  • 1/4 cup Mint, fresh
  • 1/4 Onion, small
  • 1 tsp Oregano, fresh
  • 1 tbsp Parsley, fresh
  • 3 Pasilla chiles
  • 1 tsp Sage, fresh

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg, large

• Condiments

  • 2 tbsp Lemon juice, fresh

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Black pepper, freshly ground
  • 3/4 tsp Fennel seeds
  • 1 Kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp Kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp Paprika, sweet smoked
  • 1 1/2 tsp Red pepper flakes
  • 1 Red pepper flakes
  • 1 tbsp Rice flour or all-purpose flour

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 3/4 cup Olive oil
  • 1/3 cup Sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 3/4 tsp Cumin, ground
  • 1 tbsp Cumin seeds

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Sheep's-milk or cow's whole-milk yogurt, plain

• Other

  • A spice mill or a mortar and pestle

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Ingredients

• 3 pasilla chiles, seeds removed, chopped
• 1½ teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
• ¼ cup Sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sweet smoked paprika
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• ½ cup olive oil
• Kosher salt
• ¼ small onion, chopped
• 8 garlic cloves, 7 chopped, 1 clove finely grated
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage
• ¾ teaspoon fennel seeds
• ¾ teaspoon ground coriander
• ¾ teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus more
• 1 large egg
• 1¼ pounds ground lamb
• 1 tablespoon rice flour or all-purpose flour
• 4–5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• ½ English hothouse cucumber, thinly sliced
• ½ teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1½ tablespoons Sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
• Freshly ground black pepper
• ½ cup plain sheep’s-milk or cow’s whole-milk yogurt
• ¼ cup chopped fresh mint
• Crushed red pepper flakes (for serving)
• A spice mill or a mortar and pestle