Bobotie (South African Pie) recipes meat

Ingredients

• 2 slices of thick white bread, crust removed and roughly diced
• 200ml milk
• 1 tbsp peanut oil
• 1 medium onion, finely diced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 4 tbsp almond flakes
• 800g cooked lamb, diced finely
• 1 tbsp cumin ground
• 1 tsp ginger, ground
• 1 tsp turmeric, ground
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• Maldon salt and freshly ground pepper
• 2 tbsp tamarind water (1 tbsp tamarind paste soaked in in 2 tbsp boiling water, strained)
• 1 egg beaten
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 6 bay leaves
• 1 egg