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Keema Cottage Pie

Keema Cottage Pie

We had a small pack of mince Beef (300g) with a yellow sticker, so Sue decided to make a variation on the Cottage Pie theme. Traditional Cottage Pie meets The Eat Indian Trading Co.!!!!!!

Filling Ingredients:-

1 Onion, finely diced
½ Tsp of Turmeric
2 Tsp of Garam Masala
1 Tsp of Cumin Seeds
2 TSP of fresh Ginger, minced
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Tsp of Chilli Flakes
1 Tsp of Ground Coriander
300g of lean Beef mince
1 Tin of chopped Tomatoes
100g of Frozen Peas
1 Large Carrot, finely sliced
400g of Beef Stock
1 Tbsp of Tomato Puree
Oil to fry

For the topping

Ingredients:-

4 Medium Potatoes, peeled of cubed
A dash of Milk
A knob of Butter
1 Egg yoke
1 Tsp of Turmeric
Salt and Pepper to season

Method:-

(1) In a little Oil fry the Onion and Garlic until the Onion is translucent.
(2) Add all the spices.
(3) Add minced Beef and fry until it is browned.
(4) Stir in the Tomato Puree, tinned Tomatoes and Stock.
(5) Allow to simmer for 20 minutes to reduce.
(6) Add the frozen Peas and stir in.
(7) Boil and mask the Potatoes.
(8) Add the Milk, Butter and Turmeric and combine.
(9) Stir in the Egg Yoke.
(10) Spoon the filling mix into oven proof dishes and add the Potato mix to the top.
(11) Place in a preheated oven at 180c and cook for 20 minutes until the Potato has browned on the top.

We served the excess filling on the side and dressed with a bit of fresh Parsley. It might not look pretty, but it tasted really good!

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Vegan - Gluten Free Yorkshire Puddings

We are far from Vegan but the Gluten Free element is required. This was a bit of a challenge Sue set herself when one of our friends who has a Vegan husband remarked that he missed Yorkshire Puddings. They're not quite like a traditional Yorkshire, but they are a pretty good alternative.
 
Some of the flours were tricky to find locally. We used Amazon.
 
Ingredients:-
 
75g Gram flour
25g Cornflour
25g Potato Starch
25g Tapioca flou2 ¼ tsp Baking Powder
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp Turmeric
¼ tsp Dijon Mustard
¾ tsp Cider Vinegar
6 tbsp / 90 ml Aquafaba ( The juice from tinned Chick Peas )
360ml Water
Oil for the tray
 
Method:-
 
(1) Add all the flours, Baking Powder and Salt and whisk them together.
(2) Combine Mustard, Cider Vinegar, Aquafaba & Water and whisk together.
(3) Pour the liquids into the dry ingredients, whisk together until smooth and bubbly.
(4) Pour into a jug and rest for 10 minutes.
(5) Add Oil to muffing tray and heat until smoking hot.
(6) Fill the tray with the liquid almost to the top and cook for 30 / 35 minutes at 220c until golden and crispy.
 
We made two batches one cooked 5 minutes longer (35 minutes) which had a better texture.

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