Lamb and Smoke beef patties with Curry Sauce

Lamb and Smoke beef patties with Curry Sauce

Ingredients:

For the curry sauce
= 1 tablespoon groundnut oil
= 2 small onions, peeled and roughly chopped
= 2 level teaspoons mild curry powder
= 3 level tablespoons raisins or sultanas
= 285 ml fresh vegetable stock
= 150 ml Greek-style natural yogurt
= salt

For the patties
= 500 gr lamb mince
= 5 smoke beef, diced
= 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped
= 3 large cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
= 15 gr dill, roughly chopped
= 20 gr flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
= a little flour for dusting
= 2 tablespoons groundnut oil
= salt and freshly ground black pepper

Way to make:

1. Pre heat the oven to 220'C. Heat the oil for the sauce in a medium-sized saucepan, then add the chopped onions and cook for about 10 minutes, until soft and golden. Now stir in the curry powder. Let the powder cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally to stop it burning. Add the raisins or sultanas and the stock and bring to the boil.

2. Once the liquid is bubbling, turn down the heat, season with salt and leave to simmer gently while you make the patties.

3. For the patties:
Mix all the ingredients, except the flour and the oil, together and season generously with salt and black pepper. Divided the mixture into 8 and shape it into rough, knobbly patties. Don't overwork the mixture at this stage, just squash the patties together firmly but do not flatten them.
Heat the oil in a large frying pan, then dust the patties lightly with the flour and fry until golden. This will take 3-4 minutes on each side. Gently beat the yogurt into the curry sauce.
Transfer the patties to an ovenproof dish then ladle the sauce over the top.
Bake in the oven, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until the sauce is bubbling.
Serve the patties with some sauce.