Bobotie (Curry Meat Dish)

Bobotie is a very popular South African home cooked dish, it is once again easy and the taste is ooh laa laa..  I used to think that some dishes was so difficult I would never be able to make them, but as i have gotten older i have learned that everything is easy if you have successfully done once, if you have step by step notes or pictures.


This is a simplistic but yet very flavour full recipe:


So what we need:

500g to 1kg mince (it's up to you)

1/2 onions chopped

1 slice bread

250ml milk

2 eggs

1 tbl mild curry powder

2 tbl tumeric (this is for the nice yellow colour)

3 tbl fruit chutney

1 tbl sugar

salt & pepper for taste

I don't like raisins in but most people add about 125ml of seedless raisins - up to you.

3 bay leaves

What do we do:

1.  Drizzle a little oil in a pan and then add your chopped onions, saute them until they are a nice golden brown.

2. Soak the piece of bread with just a little bit of milk, leave that for now to soak.

3.  When your onions are ready add your mince, and then let them summer so that they can become nice and brown.  Don't add any spices yet.

4.  Now go ahead and add all the spices,1 tbl mild curry powder, the 2 tbl tumeric (this is for the nice yellow colour), the 3 tbl fruit chutney, the 1 tbl sugar, salt & pepper for taste.  You can also add your slice of bread, by breaking it into little pieces, then keep stirring and let it simmer for a little.

5.  Now pour or dish your mince mixture into a glass oven proof container, and let it cook at 180C for about 20 minutes...Always keep an eye to make sure that it doesn't burn. 

Now while the mince is in the oven prepare your egg mixture for pouring over.  Mix the two eggs & milk together. 

After about 20 minutes take out the mince and pour the egg mixture over it and place it back into the oven, now you can place some bayleaves on the egg mixture and then put it back into the oven. 

And then after about another 15 minutes or so, the Bobotie is ready.  Doesn't that just look yummy...

Dish up with some rice and veg....wholesome cooked meal.