Bobotie

Ingredients

• minced lamb or beef, or a mixture of the two
• butter, vegetable oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 ml (1/2 teaspoon) crushed garlic
• 15 ml (1 tablespoon) curry powder
• 5 ml (1 teaspoon) ground turmeric
• 2 slices bread, crumbled
• 60 ml (1/4 cup) milk
• finely grated rind and juice of 1/2 small lemon
• 1 egg
• 5 ml (1 teaspoon) salt, milled black pepper
• 100 g (3 ounces) dried apricots, chopped
• 1 Granny Smith apple peeled, cored and chopped
• 60 ml (1/4 cup) sultanas (golden raisins)
• 50 g (1 1/2 ounces) slivered almonds, roasted in a dry frying pan
• 6 lemon, orange, or bay leaves
• 250 ml (1 cup) milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 ml (1/2 teaspoon) salt