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Shepherd's Pie With Indian Flavours

Here's how you make Shepherd's Pie With Indian Flavours
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 130m
  • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 tablespoon oil (vegetable oil)
  • 1 red onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 to 2 teaspoon dried crushed chillies, to taste
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon ground coriander
  • 2 teaspoon fenugreek
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander, stalks and leaves
  • 2 tablespoon oil (vegetable oil)
  • 800 grams ground beef (beef mince, good quality)
  • Sea salt and black pepper, pinch
  • 3 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 300 grams paneer cheese, chopped
  • 170 grams silverbeet (1/3 bunch, chopped)
  • FOR MASH
  • 800 grams potatoes (royal blue potatoes, 8 peeled and cut into chunks)
  • 40 grams butter
  • 50 ml cream
  • Chilli, pinch (optional)
  • Sea salt, pinch
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat the first lot of oil in a big pot and saute the onion and garlic for a few minutes to soften and then add the dried spices and for a few more minutes or until fragrant, combining well.

  • Step 2: In another pot heat the second lot of oil and brown the mince and then add the mince to the spice pot and season.

  • Step 3: Add 100ml water and the vinegar and bring to the boil and simmer for an hour.

  • Step 4: Add the paneer and silverbeet and cook for another 30 minutes.

  • Step 5: Cook the potatoes in salted water until tender and then drain and then return to the pot to dry out a little.

  • Step 6: Add the butter, cream, chilli and salt and mash by hand or puree with a hand held blender if desired.

  • Step 7: Spoon the mince mixture into an ovenproof dish and spread over the mash and bake in the oven at 180C for 35 minutes or until golden.


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