3 medium onions – finely chopped

1-3 garlic cloves (finely chopped)

1.5 Tabs of curry powder

500g lean beef mince

1.5 tsp salt

3 Tabs mango chutney

1 Tabs vinegar (malt or cider)

2 Tabs Smooth apricot jam

1 Tabs Worcester sauce

0.5 cup seedless raisins

2 Tabs chopped blanched almonds

2 eggs – beaten

1 cup milk

1 slice stale bread – about 1 inch think

salt and pepper to taste

For decoration

Whole bay leaves

A few whole almonds

Method

Set oven to pre-heat at 180C or 350F

Heat half the oil and margarine or butter together in a large frying pan.

Fry the onion and garlic until soft and transparent then add the curry powder and fry for one minute. Remove from the pan and leave to one side.

With the remaining oil or butter, fry the minced beef in small batches and then add the onion mixture when all the meat is browned.

Stir in the salt, pepper, vinegar, chutney, jam, Worcester sauce, raisins and chopped almonds.

Remove from the heat and add in one beaten egg and mix well.

Beat the second egg with half a cup of the milk, pinch of salt and pepper and leave to one side.

Soak the slice of bread in the remaining half a cup of milk and mash with a fork and then add to the meat mixture and blend in.

Pour the mixture into an ovenproof dish and level. The pour the remaining egg and milk mixture over the meat and decorate with the bay leaves and whole almonds.

Place on the middle shelf of the pre heated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes, until light brown in colour and the filling is set.