INGREDIENTS

2 slices stale bread, crusts removed
water
30ml sunflower oil ( or just enough for frying onions)
1 onion thinly sliced
2ml ground cloves
5ml crushed garlic
5ml salt
10 ml curry powder
5ml tumeric
500g steak mince
2 eggs
30 ml hot water
20ml lemon juice
30ml sugar
4 bay or lemon leaves for garnish

TOPPING

1 egg, lighly beaten 150 ml milk

METHOD

Soak bread in water for 10 minutes, then squeeze dry. Heat oil in a large frying pan and braize onion until golden, 5-10 minutes. Add cloves, garlic, salt , curry powder and tumeric and simmer for 5 minutes. Add to mince with eggs, hot water, lemon juice and sugar and mix to combine well. Spoon mixture into a well-greased ovenproof dish and bake 160 C for 40 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven . Beat egg and milk well and pour over bobotie. Add bay or lemon leaves and bake for a further 5-10 minutes at 180 C.