Vegetarian Bobotie
- 250 g lentils
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 large fresh tomato, diced
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- salt and pepper
- 4 tablespoons chutney
- 1 large handful raisins
- 40 g sliced almonds
- For the topping
- 3 eggs
- 100 -150 ml milk (not entirely sure about the amount as I do it by feel, your topping should have a very pale yellow c)
- 2 bay leaves (I tear mine up a bit, but some people put them in whole, up to you)
- Rinse lentils until water runs clear.
- Cover lentils with water and pre-cook for 30min (you may need to top the water up from time to time).
- Drain lentils.
- Preheat oven to 150C.
- Saute onion and tomato.
- Add curry, tumeric, salt and pepper.
- Cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add raisins, almonds, chutney, onion and tomato to lentils.
- Mix and place in baking dish.
- Shake up topping ingredients and pour over lentils.
- Place in oven and bake for 1-1/2 hours (egg topping should have risen all the way to the middle)
- Please note:.
- I spice my bobotie mildy and use a slightly sweet sultana chutney - one preference found in the Cape. Some people make theirs hotter and use Mrs. Ball's Original Chutney, which is very tasty and is less sweet. I recommend you experiment, but remember, the dish should be spicy as in flavoursome, not as in burn-your-mouth.
- Also, adding a bit more diced onion will add more texture to the lentils.
lentils, onion, tomato, curry powder, turmeric, salt, chutney, handful raisins, almonds, topping, eggs, milk, bay leaves
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/vegetarian-bobotie-376949 (may not work)