Shepherd's Pie Indian Style

Shepherd's Pie

Indian Style

Ingredients

For the Filling

500 grams ground beef, pork or mutton

2 large onions

4 cloves garlic

¼ in piece Ginger

Salt

Pepper

Tomato sauce

½ cup grated carrots

½ cup grated

½ cup peas

 ½ cup celery

½ teaspoon garam masala

½ teaspoon jeera powder

1 tsp turmeric

small bunch coriander, roughly chopped

juice of 1 lemon

 

for the mash
3-4 large potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 egg yolk, beaten
2 tsp butter
1 tbsp parmesan + extra to top (optional but it'll really lift the dish)
sea salt, black pepper

1/2 cup milk

 

Method

Cook ground beef/pork/ mutton with turmeric, salt and pepper until done. 

In a skillet add oil, onions, garlic and ginger & cook till light brown. Add vegetables till 1/2 done. Add ground meat, tomato sauce & all the spices. Add lime juice & chopped cilantro. Cook for 3-4 minutes. Keep aside.

Boil the potatoes, whole, in a pan in boiling, salted water until tender - about 15-20 minutes. Drain well and carefully skin the potatoes. Mash well with a potato masher and set the potatoes aside.

Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 

Heat the butter and milk in a pan until hot, season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper and stir in the reserved mashed potatoes. Stir lightly and quickly to incorporate, then taste and adjust the seasoning with more salt and pepper, if necessary. Remove from the heat. 

Grease an ovenproof dish with butter. Add the ground,seasoned meat.

Add the egg yolk, butter and parmesan to the mashed potato.

Top with the mashed potato and another sprinkling of parmesan. Fork through (important, to get the crispy edges!), and dot with butter.

Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20-25 min, or till golden.