Lentil Bobotie
A community recipe by passionfruitNot tested or verified by Nigella.com
Introduction
Lentil bobotie. This is a great buffet dish for party. Delicious and convincing to meat eaters too.
Lentil bobotie. This is a great buffet dish for party. Delicious and convincing to meat eaters too.
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Ingredients
Serves: serves 8
For the Bobotie
- 250 grams brown lentils (boiled til soft)
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 2 onions (chopped)
- 500 grams butternut squash (cubed)
- 5 cloves garlic
- 5 millilitres chilli paste
- 5 millilitres curry powder
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 can chopped tomatoes
- 3 teaspoons grated fresh ginger (grated)
- 250 millilitres fresh coriander
- 2 tablespoons chutney
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt (to taste)
- 2 teaspoons black pepper (to taste)
For the Custard
- 4 medium eggs
- 400 millilitres milk
- seasoning (to taste)
For the Bobotie
- 8⅚ ounces brown lentils (boiled til soft)
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 2 onions (chopped)
- 17⅔ ounces butternut squash (cubed)
- 5 cloves garlic
- fluid ounce chilli paste
- fluid ounce curry powder
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 3 teaspoons grated fresh gingerroot (grated)
- 9 fluid ounces cilantro
- 2 tablespoons chutney
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt (to taste)
- 2 teaspoons black pepper (to taste)
For the Custard
- 4 medium eggs
- 14 fluid ounces milk
- seasoning (to taste)
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Method
Lentil Bobotie is a community recipe submitted by passionfruit and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.
Additional Information
Note: never put salt into water when you are cooking beans, chickpeas or lentils as they will take much longer to soften.
Note: never put salt into water when you are cooking beans, chickpeas or lentils as they will take much longer to soften.
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