Lize's Vegan/Vegetarian Lentil Bobotie
Ingredients
- 2 cups brown lentils dry
- 1/2 cup split peas dry
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 big red onion chopped
- 1 tbsp turmeric root powder
- 1 tbsp curry powder of choice
- 1 tsp chilli flakes optional
- 1 tsp salt fine
- 1 tsp black pepper fine
- 1/2 cup Mango chutney from Chilli Bulldog
- 6 Bay leaves
- 1/2 cup Oat milk drink from Rude Health OR cow's milk if not vegan
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder OR 1 egg if not vegan
- 1 cup White basmati rice
- 1 Big tomato chopped
- 1 Medium size brown onion chopped
- 1 bunch Fresh coriander leaves chopped
Instructions
- Soak the lentils and the split peas in water for about 6 or more hours, the water level being about a thumb width above the product. Cover with a cloth and leave on the kitchen counter. (Start the process the morning if you are cooking the bobotie the evening.)
- Rinse the lentils and split peas, and place in a cooking pot with 4 cups of water. Cook till the lentils are soft.
- Drain any excess water, and place the pot back on the stove. Add the olive oil, and turn the heat up on the stove and start frying.
- Add the chopped onion, as well as all the dry spices and chilli flakes.
- Fry until the onions are glossy and even caramelizing a little.
- Add the mango chutney and cook for another 2 minutes on low heat.
- Put the lentil mixture into a nice casserole dish, greased before the time.
- Slide the bay leaves into the mixture in random spots, 1/4 of the leaf still sticking out at the top.
- In a separate bowl, mix the oat milk and turmeric powder for the vegan option OR the cow's milk and 1 egg for the non-vegan option. Either makes for a great Bobotie top layer.
- Pour the milk mixture over the lentil dish, covering from corner to corner.
- Place the dish into a hot oven and bake for about 20 minutes, or until your rice is done. (That always works for me.)
- Side dish: Cook your white basmati rice. (1 cup rice + 3 cups water)
- Sambals: Mix in a pretty bowl your tomato, brown onion and coriander.
- To dish: Place a good serving of rice onto the plate, followed by a nice helping of Bobotie on top, and a tbsp or 2 of the sambals (tomato, onion mix) on the side. ENJOY, and flavour some more with chutney, salt and pepper if you want!
