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Ingredients

• 500 grams minced beef
• 1 slice bread (crusts removed)
• 100 millilitres milk
• ½ onion (finely chopped)
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 sticks celery (finely chopped)
• 10 millilitres curry powder (mild)
• ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds
• 25 millilitres lemon juice
• 5 millilitres apricot jam
• 2 tablespoons tomato pesto mix (optional)
• 15 almonds (chopped - optional)
• 1 tablespoon sultanas
• salt
• pepper
• 3 bay leaves (or lemon leaves)
• 2 eggs (beaten with milk)
• milk