Macadamia Nut Bobotie

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 30 ml sunflower oil
• 15 ml salted butter
• 3 large onions, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed or 10 ml crushed garlic
• 250 ml carrots, grated
• 10 ml fresh gingerroot, grated
• 10 ml curry powder
• 5 ml ground coriander
• 5 ml turmeric
• 10 ml garlic and herb seasoning
• 3 ml ground cinnamon
• 15 ml lemon juice or 15 ml cider vinegar
• 150 g macadamia nuts, finely chopped
• 1 (425 g) can chickpeas or 250 ml dried garbanzo beans, soaked overnight and boiled until tender
• 2 slices brown bread
• 125 ml vegetable stock
• 375 ml buttermilk
• 3 eggs
• 3 ml salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180°c.
• 2 sauté the onions in the oil/butter mixture.
• 3 cover with a greaseproof paper circle as well as a lid.
• 4 cook very slowly for about 20 minutes.
• 5 add the garlic, carrots and ginger and cook under the paper for a further 10 minutes.
• 6 add all the spices and seasoning ingredients.
• 7 turn up the temperature and stir-fry the nuts and chickpeas.
• 8 soak the bread in the stock, mash it with a fork and add to the mixture.
• 9 place mixture into an oven-proof dish.
• 10 beat the topping ingredients together and pour over bobotie.
• 11 bake at 180°c for 30 minutes until set and golden brown.