Tagine koufta with fennel

Ingredients:

* 2 small fennel root

* 1 onion

* 2 gloves garlic

* 1/2 tsp some saffron

* 1 tsp parsley

* ground ginger

* 1 tsp paprika

* salt/ pepper

* 1/4 cup olive oil

* some water about 1 1/4 cup water

Koufta ( meat ball )

* 1 lb ground veal

* 1 tsp paprika

* salt

* pepper

* 1 1/2 cup water

Instruction:

* step 1: perparing meat ball 

* mix all spice in a container or bowl

* use your hand and knee for 1-2 minutes until spices mix together

* make a small meat ball with your hand and let a side

* Rinse fennel and cut in to 4 small wedges and let a side

* heat the tagine or pan with olive oil

* add chopped onion and garlic. let cook for 3-4 minutes

* add chopped parsley, paprika, ginger powder, salt, pepper and some saffron for 1 minutes

* take the meat balls and place them in the tagine 

* add fennel in the between meat ball

* pour some water and sprinkle chopped fennel leaves over the top 

* cover the tagine and let them cook at least 30 minutes

* serve with bread