Oriental Pie

Name: Oriental Pie
Ingredients: salt, pepper; 1 large swede, weighing 1–1½ lb – boiled and mashed with butter and black pepper (450–700 g); 3–4 teaspoons kabab paste or curry paste (these useful concoctions are sold in Indian grocers or delicatessens in jars); 1 teaspoon powdered cumin; ½ lb spinach leaves – chopped small (225 g); 2 tablespoons tomato purée; or 2–3 teaspoons curry powder; sesame seeds (optional); 1 ¾ lb minced beef (800 g); 2 eggs – beaten

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Taste of Dreams

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1976

About

I’m sure there is nothing like shepherd’s pie in India but this dish is a mixture of shepherd’s pie and Greek moussaka with an Indian flavour, which goes well with the slight sweetness of the swede topping.

Ingredients

1 ¾ lb minced beef (800 g)
3–4 teaspoons kabab paste or

Main course
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

In a bowl mix the mince with the kabab paste or the curry powder, cumin, salt and two tablespoons tomato purée. Fry the mixture over a high heat in a little oil digging at it with a wooden spoon to keep it separate. Taste, add more paste or powder if you like things hot. If it tastes too hot add some