Best Indian Style Cottage Pie Recipes

INDIAN STYLE COTTAGE PIE

Steps:

• Cook the potatoes in plenty of lightly salted water until tender.
• Drain well and mash with, turmeric, coriander, milk and seasonings; set aside.
• Potatoes could be done in the microwave.
• Heat a little oil in a pot and gently sauté the onions, chillies, garlic and ginger until slightly coloured.
• Add cumin, garam masala and sambel.
• Mix well and add lamb mince, together with more oil if needed.
• Cook, mashing and stirring the meat until it changes colour and separates.
• Then add tomatoes, stock and seasonings.
• Stir well and cook until thick and fragrant.
• Transfer meat mix to an oven proof dish and top with potato, spreading out into an even layer.
• Cook in oven about 10 minutes until crispy.
• Oven should be preheated to 200dC.

RICK STEIN'S SHEPHERD'S PIE AS COOKED IN INDIA

Steps:

• Heat oil in large frying pan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and ginger and cook, stirring 10 minutes until onion is just starting to colour. Add lamb and cook 5 minutes to brown. Tip into a colander and rest to drain excess fat.
• Return meat to pan and add chilli, turmeric, coriander and cumin. Cook 1 more minute. Stir in tomato, tomato puree, tamarind and stock. Season and simmer 25 minutes (lamb should still be fairly moist). Stir in fresh coriander.
• Transfer meat mixture to an ovenproof dish and set aside. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C, gas mark 6.
• For the potato topping, place potatoes in a large pan of salted water, boil, and simmer until tender. Drain, return to pan and mash with a potato masher (I use a potato ricer - no lumps!). Add butter and enough milk to form a spreadable mash.
• Spoon potato topping over lamb. Bake in oven 30 minutes until hot and golden.
• Spoon p.