I will now shock you all with an amazingly short sentence: I love Aarti Sequeira. I have loved her ever since I saw her two seasons ago on The Next Food Network Star because she was positively effervescent (making her a joy to watch), and because her food, which I would call Indian fusion, filled a gap in modern American home cooking. Most of her recipes are bang-tidy delicious, especially her tikka masala, Bombay sloppy joes, and pulled pork. (Aarti’s food network page)
Feeling fanciful and craving some quick Indian flavor, I recently made her Meatball Curry; it was very tasty, but using ground beef and full-fat coconut milk screamed “FAT!” and “CHOLESTEROL!” to me. And while I generally eat healthily and a meal like this wouldn’t do much harm to my insides, I have several family members and loved ones who struggle with weight or insanely high cholesterol. So, in honor of them, I’ve decided to make a lighter version that hopefully doesn’t lack flavor. Read on for the recipe (and boo, I forgot to take a picture)!