Yield: 1 Servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 1 large | Onion |
| 3 \N | Cloves garlic |
| 500 grams | Minced meat (Americans call this hamburger) |
| 15 millilitres | (1T) cooking oil |
| 30 millilitres | (2T) curry powder |
| 250 millilitres | (1cup) water |
| 125 millilitres | (1/2 cup) coconut cream (see recipe below) |
| 15 millilitres | (1T) apricot jam |
| 15 millilitres | (1T) slivered almonds |
| ½ small | Green pepper, chopped |
| 2 \N | Bay leaves |
| 4 \N | Whole allspice, or 2ml (1/2 teaspoon) ground allspice |
| 3 \N | Whole cloves |
| 15 millilitres | (1T) vinegar |
| 250 millilitres | (1cup) chopped dried mixed fruit, soaked in water for 2 hours |
| \N \N | Salt to taste |
| 15 millilitres | (1-2T) cornflour dissolved in 60ml (1/4cup) milk (up to 30) |
| 250 millilitres | (1 cup) desiccated coconut |
| 250 millilitres | (1 cup) milk |
| 15 millilitres | (1T) onion, finely chopped |
| 1 small | Sweet melon (round, green flesh), peeled, seeded and chopped |
| 1 millilitre | (1/4t) garlic salt |
| 1 small | Green pepper, finely chopped |
| 15 millilitres | (1T) vinegar or lemon juice |
| 10 millilitres | (2t) sugar |
COCONUT CREAM
FRUIT SAMBAL
Saute onions and garlic. Remove from pan. Brown mince in hot cooking oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Add onion and garlic flakes and curry powder and fry gently for a further 5 minutes, stirring.
Add water, onion, garlic, coconut cream, jam, almonds, green pepper, bay leaves, allspice, cloves, vinegar, dried fruit and salt. Stir, bring to boil., reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 30mins adding more water if necessary. Stir in cornflour mixture and simmer for another 3 to 5 mins.
Serve with coconut cream, sambals such as fruit sambal (even diced tomato, raw onion, green pepper and chillies is great) and rice.
Coconut cream: Bring milk to boil and pour over coconut. Set aside until completely cool Strain, squeezing all milk out of coconut. The milk is now coconut cream. The strained coconut can be used in puddings if desired.
Fruit sambal: Combine onion, melon and a sprinkling of garlic salt. Set aside for 15mins, then drain. Add green pepper, vinegar and sugar and mix well, but carefully.
Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by "ANN DAWSON" <dawsona@...> on Feb 28, 1997.