Rana’s Keema Shepherd’s Pie

Name: Rana’s Keema Shepherd’s Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3 spring onions; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp garam masala; 750 g/1lb 10 oz new potatoes; 1 tsp chilli powder; 1 red onion; 2 tbsp groundnut oil; 3 cardamom pods; 150 g/5½ oz/scant 1 cup frozen peas; 30 g/1 oz butter; 3 large blades of mace; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; sea salt; 1½ tsp garam masala; 500 g/1lb 2 oz minced lamb; 100 g/3½ oz/heaped ⅓ cup tomato purée; 1 handful of coriander leaves; 2.5cm/1in piece fresh root ginger; 4 garlic cloves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Mighty Spice Express Cookbook

By John Gregory-Smith

Published 2013

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Ingredients

For the Spicy Mash

750 g/1lb 10 oz new potatoes
30

Method

COOK THE UNPEELED POTATOES in a large pan of boiling water for 15 minutes, or until tender. Meanwhile, prepare the lamb. Peel and finely chop the red onion. Heat the groundnut oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and add the onion, cardamom pods and mace. Mix well, then add the lamb. Increase the heat to high and stir-fry for 3–4 minutes until the lamb is just cooked through. Reduce the