fried courgette ricotta balls in tomato sauce

Ingredients

• 400g courgette, grate using a grater with large holes.
• 200g fresh ricotta
• breadcrumbs, as needed
• grated parmesan, as needed
• sage leaves, finely chopped as needed
• parsley leaves, finely chopped as needed
• 4 eggs, beat
• salt and pepper
• a few sprigs of basil
• sunflower oil for frying
• 500g tomato passata (pureed tomatoes)
• 1 onion
• chilli pepper, optional