Thursday, May 14, 2009

bobotie

this is a traditional cape malay curry dish called bobotie. try it, you’ll love it!


heat olive oil in a large saucepan, and gently fry 2 sliced onions until soft and transparent. add 1kg ground beef mince and fry until lightly browned and crumbly.

soak 2 slices of bread in 1 cup of milk until soft, squeeze out the milk and add to the beef mixture. reserve the milk!

add to the beef mixture: 1 tablespoon medium curry powder, 2 teaspoons salt, ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, ¾ teaspoon turmeric, 1½ tablespoons malt vinegar, ½ cup of seedless raisins and 2 tablespoons chutney. stir until well combined and spoon into a greased baking dish. push 2 bay leaves into the mixture.

bake for 25 minutes at 180º celsius.

beat 2 eggs with the reserved milk from the bread, and pour it over the mixture. bake for a further 25 minutes until the egg has set and has browned.

serve with steamed rice (traditionally a dash of turmeric is added to the rice for a yellow colour) and extra chutney.

great in winter to warm the soul, equally delicious cold in the summer with a salad.

3 comments:

laughingwolf said...

i'd taste it if offered, but balk at some ingredients if i was to make it myself...

Cynthia said...

Yummy, satisfies my urge for
something spicy.

Tall Kay said...

Bobotie was one of my absolute favorites! I am excited to have the recipe. The ingredients sound different than how this tastes. It is very, very good! I think it's the eggs on top that are deceiving. It makes a yummy crunchy topping. Thanks for sharing your recipe. I can't wait to make it! TK