spicy Bobotie
A fusion of savoury umami flavours & spice
Servings
6
Ready In:
45 min – 60 mins
Good For:
Lunch or Dinner
Fragrantly spicy bobotie
Succulent and hearty.
Bursting with fragrant flavour
A celebration of spicy umami
Step 1
Prepare the Froom mince
- Preheat the oven to 180°C
- Add the oil a large flat based frying pan and heat on medium
- While the pan is heating add the milk and bread to a bowl so that the bread can absorb all the milk completely
- Place the chopped onion and curry into the heated pan and stir constantly until the onions are well sweated and the curry releases its fragrances
- Add the mince and stir-fry over medium heat for about 10-15 minutes until the mince is well coated with the curry, browned and crumbly
- Add the grated apple, currants, the chutney and the milk-soaked bread and stir constantly until the bread is well dissolved and well-absorbed into the mince mixture
- At this point you can adjust the seasoning to taste – add in more curry powder if you want it to be more spicy
- Take the mince off the stove and spoon into a oven proof baking dish
- Prepare the custard topping by beating together the egg and milk until the egg yolk is completely mixed through
- Pour the custard topping over the mince and prick it with a fork to allow the custard to sink through the layers
- Place in the pre-heated oven and bake for 30 minutes
- When the custard topping is golden brown in colour, and slightly crunchy around the sides, the Bobotie is ready for serving
Step 2
Make you sambals while the mince is cooking
Carrot Raita
- Prepare at the start of your meal preparation so the carrots have enough time to pickle
- Add the grated carrots and the currants to a deep bowl
- Add the vinegar
- Add the sugar and salt
- Let it rest and then strain off the liquid ahead of serving
Banana & Yoghurt
- Cut 3 bananas into small slices and add 5 tablespoons of plain yoghurt
- Add a squeeze of lemon juice, mix and keep in fridge until ready for serving
Tomato and Cucumber Raita
- Mix together the chopped tomato, cucumber and onion and set aside ready for serving
Serve with:
- Fruit Chutney
- Pappadums
- Fluffy Rice
Ingredients
Bobotie
- 600g Froom mince
- 1 Brown Onion
- 1 Granny Smith green apple peeled and grated
- 4 tablespoons Curry Powder – use a medium strength
- 100g Currants
- 125ml Chutney
- 2 slices White bread
- 1 Egg
- 125ml Milk
- Salt
- Vegetable Oil
Custard Topping
- 1 Egg
- 125ml Milk
Rice
- 2 cups Basmati rice
- 3 cups cold water
- 1 teaspoon salt
Sambals
Yoghurt & Banana
- Yoghurt & Banana
- 3 Bananas
- 4 tablespoons plain Yoghurt
- 1/4 lemon squeezed
Tomato, Cucumber and Onion Raita
- Tomato and Cucumber Raita
- 1 Red Onion chopped finely
- 1 Tomato chopped finely
- 1 Lebanese Cucumber chopped finely
Carrot Raita
- 2 Carrots
- 100g Currants
- 125ml White Vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Caster Sugar
- Salt to taste