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South African Bobotie

Bobotie is a traditional South African dish of curried minced meat baked with a creamy egg-based topping, similar to moussaka.

Bobotie is a traditional South African dish of curried minced meat baked with a creamy egg-based topping, similar to moussaka.

Ingredients

For the topping

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Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, until soft. Increase the heat, add the minced lamb and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, until browned. Drain off the fat in a sieve, then return the meat to the pan.
Preheat oven to 200C/fan180C/gas 6. Add the purée and cinnamon and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add curry powder, apple, ground almonds, raisins, lemon juice and 250ml water. Simmer for 10 minutes, stir in bread and milk, then tip into an ovenproof dish.
Mix yogurt with eggs, spoon over mince, top with flaked almonds. Bake for 30 minutes.

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