Indian Style Cottage Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
• freshly ground salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1/2-1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 tablespoon freshly chopped coriander
• 1/4 cup milk
• vegetable oil
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 chilies, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons garam masala
• 1 teaspoon sambal oelek
• 1 (400 g) can diced tomatoes
• 1 cup beef stock
• 700 g ground lamb

Recipe

• 1 cook the potatoes in plenty of lightly salted water until tender.
• 2 drain well and mash with, turmeric, coriander, milk and seasonings; set aside.
• 3 potatoes could be done in the microwave.
• 4 heat a little oil in a pot and gently sauté the onions, chillies, garlic and ginger until slightly coloured.
• 5 add cumin, garam masala and sambel.
• 6 mix well and add lamb mince, together with more oil if needed.
• 7 cook, mashing and stirring the meat until it changes colour and separates.
• 8 then add tomatoes, stock and seasonings.
• 9 stir well and cook until thick and fragrant.
• 10 transfer meat mix to an oven proof dish and top with potato, spreading out into an even layer.
• 11 cook in oven about 10 minutes until crispy.
• 12 oven should be preheated to 200dc.