Curry Pilchards

Ingredients

·         1 onion, finely chopped

·         Salt to taste

·         1 large tomato, finely chopped

·         1 tablespoon curry

·         ½ teaspoon ground coriander

·         1 green chilli, chopped

·         1 teaspoon chilli powder

·         1 teaspoon turmeric

·         5 tablespoons tomato sauce

·         2 boiled eggs

·         1 can pilchards in tomato sauce

Preparation

1. Saute onions until translucent add chili powder, turmeric, curry, salt, and stir into sauteed onions.

2. Add finely chopped tomatoes and allow cooking for about ten minutes.

3. Add green chili, tomato sauce and pilchards with their sauce as well as a little bit of water to get a gravy consistency.

4. Allow to cook for about 10 to 15 minutes.

5. Slice boiled eggs in half and add to fish curry.

Best enjoyed with Rice, pap, bread or pasta

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