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Old 17th April 2004, 09:19
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Same name, different way - Bobotie

Ingrediants
* 500 g mutton or steak mince
* 1 thick slice bread
* 375 ml (1½) cups milk
* 1 large onion chopped
* 1 tsp crushed garlic
* ½ tsp grated ginger root
* ½ tsp coriander, crushed
* ½ tsp cumin, crushed
* 2 tsp curry powder
* ½ tsp ground tumeric
* butter or oil for frying
* 2 eggs
* juice of 1/2 lemon
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 1/3 cup sultanas or raisins
* 1/3 cup slivered almonds (optional)
* 1/3 cup chutney
* 2 - 3 bay leaves
* ½ tsp ground coriander (optional)

Method
1. Soak bread in half the milk. Squeeze out and retain excess milk. Crumble bread and mix with mince together with curry powder and tumeric.
2. Saute onion, garlic and ginger in butter with crushed coriander and cumin. Set aside when golden.
3. Braise meat until colour changes. Remove from heat then add fried onion, 1 egg, lemon juice, salt, half the remaining milk, sultanas, almonds and chutney. Mix well.
4. Pour mixture into greased oven dish. Beat together 1 egg and remaining milk and pour over meat mixture.
5. Press bay leaves or fresh lemon leaves into bobotie then sprinkle with ground coriander.
6. Bake at 180° C until golden brown (±45 minutes). Serve with yellow rice and cooked vegetables.
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