SHABNAM'S SHEPHERD PIE

SHABNAM'S SHEPHERD PIE

Ingredients :

1/2kg- 1kg Chicken mince/ lamb mince/ goat mince/beef mince (whichever you prefer)
oil
Onion (chopped cubed)
1 teaspoon garlic paste
1 teaspoon ginger paste
Chilli powder to taste
1/2 teaspoon Jeera powder
1 teaspoon dhania powder
1/2 teaspoon gharam masala
1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
Tomatoes grinded/grated or you can use bottle pasta sauces
Coriander
Salt
Vegetables if you wish (I usually put mushrooms, sweetcorn and sliced red and green pepper)

Method :

1. Saute the onions till light brown...add your powders along with garlic ginger.
2. Add your mince and cook little then add tomatoes that you have grinded.
3. Add your salt and leave to cook well.
4. Add mushrooms, sliced pepper, sweetcorn and any other vegetable if you wish..doesnt usually take long...
5. If you want the mince to be slightly runny add bisto gravy powder to as little water and pour in the mince. Or you can serve this seperately to pour when serving the pie.
6. Boil potatoes...peel skin and mash with butter/margarine, little salt, 1/4tsp baking powder to make the mixture fluffy and little milk.
7. Layer the mince in a pyrex dish and top with the potato that you have mashed. Use a fork to spread firmly. On top of this layer sprinkle cheese and if you wish slice a tomato and put on top.
8. Bake in oven till cheese lightly browns and serve with vegetables, gravy and salad.

Note :
1. Jeera powder = Cummin powder
2. Dhania powder = Corriander powder
3. Garam masala = Cloves, cinnamon, black pepper, cardamons and cumin seeds ground together.