Curry Mince with Scone Topping

Ingredients for Curry Mince

·         1 onion, cut in rings

·         2 cloves garlic, crushed

·         Oil to fry

·         25 ml medium curry powder

·         5 ml ground ginger

·         2 ml ground coriander

·         1 ml nutmeg

·         50 ml brown vinegar

·         500 g mince

·         1 can (410 g) tomatoes, finely chopped

·         60 ml brown sugar

·         Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Preparation of Meat

• Heat the oil in a saucepan and sauté the onion and garlic until onion is tender. Add curry powder, ginger, coriander, nutmeg and sugar and fry for about 1 minute.
• Add mince and brown. Add vinegar, tomatoes, and salt and pepper.
• Mix thoroughly and allow simmering for 5 minutes.
• Pour into prepared oven dish and set aside.

Ingredients Scone topping

• 300 g cake flour
• 15 ml baking powder
• 3 ml salt
• 25 ml medium curry powder
• 100 g margarine
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 cup milk

Preparation of scone topping

• Add the baking powder, salt and curry powder to the flour and rub the margarine in with your finger.
• Add the milk and egg to the flour mix and beat thoroughly to form dough.
• Roll the dough until thin and press out scones with a small drinking glass.
• Place the scones on top of the meat mixture and bake at 180˚C for 20 minutes or until scones are baked through.

Danie