Bobotie
- Prepare
- less than 30 mins
- Cook
- 1 to 2 hours
- Serve
- Serves 4
- Dietary
- Nut-free
Ingredients
For the bobotie
- olive oil: 50ml/2fl oz olive oil
- onion: 1 onion, chopped
- garlic: 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- lamb mince: 500g/1lb 2oz lamb mince
- curry powder: 1 tbsp hot curry powder
- lemon: 1 lemon, juice and zest only
- mango chutney: 2 tbsp mango chutney
- sultanas: 75²µ/2½´Ç³ú sultanas
- almonds: 75²µ/2½´Ç³ú toasted almonds
- white bread: 1 slice white bread, soaked in milk for 1 minute then squeezed dry
- black pepper: salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 bay leaves
- eggs: 3 free-range eggs
- milk: 150ml/5fl oz milk
To serve
Method
Preheat the oven to 180C/375F/Gas 4.
Heat half of the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the mince and cook until brown. Tip the mince into a sieve and drain off any excess fat.
Wipe the pan clean, add the remaining oil and fry the onions and garlic until softened. Return the mince to the pan.
Add the curry powder, lemon juice and zest, mango chutney, sultanas, toasted almonds and soaked bread and stir well.
Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, then transfer everything into a greased soufflé dish or loaf tin.
Stick the bay leaves into the mixture.
Break the eggs into a bowl and whisk together with the milk. Pour the egg mixture over the meat mixture.
Cover with tin foil and place into the oven to bake for 40 minutes, or until cooked through and the golden brown.
Serve with rice, chutneys of your choice, yoghurt and any other curry-style accompaniments that take your fancy.