Pistachio and Pomegranate Meatballs

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For the meatballs

• 1 tiny onion, peeled and chopped into quarters
• 1 1/2 cups shelled, roasted, unsalted pistachios, coarsely chopped, positive much for garnish (may substitute shelled hazelnuts)
• 1/2 cupful plain dried breadcrumbs
• Leaves from 1 ample clump flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped (1 1/2 cups packed)
• Leaves from 1 tiny clump tarragon (1/2 cupful loosely packed)
• Freshly squeezed foodstuff of 1 lime (1 tablespoon)
• 1 spoon crushed reddish capsicum flakes
• 1 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper
• 1 tablespoonful crushed cumin
• 2 teaspoons oversea salt
• 2 pounds thin crushed lamb (may substitute boneless, skinless chickenhearted thighs oregon food fillets)
• 1 ample egg
• 1/2 cupful rootlike oil, melted unsalted food oregon ghee
• 1/2 cupful caller pomegranate seeds, for garnish (available successful containers astatine Whole Foods Market and Harris Teeter locations)
• Basil oregon mint leaves, for garnish (optional)

For the glaze

• 3/4 cupful pomegranate molasses, specified arsenic Sadaf brand
• 1/4 cupful chromatic (may substitute grape molasses)
• 1 spoon salt
• 1/2 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper
• 1/2 spoon crushed reddish capsicum flakes