Bobotie

Name: Bobotie
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: South Africa
Ingredients: 10 ml roasted masala; 5 ml turmeric (borrie); 10 ml curry powder; 2 ml ground cloves; 10 ml crushed garlic; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 30 ml sunflower oil; 150 ml milk; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 egg; 30 ml sugar; 100 ml seedless raisins (optional); 20 ml lemon juice; 500 g steak mince; 5 ml salt; 2 slices stale white bread water; 2 ml salt; 4 bay leaves or lemon leaves for garnish

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cape Malay Illustrated Cookbook

By Faldela Williams

Published 2012

About

This light-textured, curried meat loaf topped with a golden savoury custard is one of the most well-known Malay dishes.

Ingredients

2 slices stale white bread water
30 ml sunflower oil
1

Africa
South Africa
Main course
Spicy

Method

Soak bread in water for 10 minutes, then squeeze dry. Heat oil in a large saucepan and braise onion until golden, 5–10 minutes. Add garlic, spices, salt and steak mince, and cook, covered, for about 15 minutes. Add lemon juice, raisins and sugar, and cook to combine well, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, add bread and egg and mix well.

Spoon mixture into well-greased ovenproof dish a