Babotie
- 1 slice white bread
- 290 ml milk
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 apple, chopped (small)
- 30 g butter
- 15 ml curry powder
- 450 g ground lamb, cooked
- 15 ml chutney
- 15 g almonds, chopped
- raisins (few)
- 15 ml vinegar
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 2 eggs
- 2 lemon leaves
- Soak the bread in the milk.
- Grease an ovenproof dish and set the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4.
- Cook the onion and apple slowly in the butter until soft but not coloured.
- add the curry powder and cook for a further minute.
- Mix the apple and onion with the meat, chutney, almonds, raisins and vinegar or lemon juice.
- Squeeze the milk from the bread, reserving the milk, and fork the bread into the meat.
- Season with salt and pepper and pile into the dish.
- Place in the oven until a slight crust has formed about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix the eggs with the milk in which the bread has been soaked.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Pour this over the meat mixture, place the lemon leaves on top and bake until the custard has set and browned about 30-35 minutes.
white bread, milk, onion, apple, butter, curry powder, ground lamb, chutney, almonds, raisins, vinegar, salt, eggs, lemon leaves
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/babotie-431621 (may not work)