Keema cottage pie
Serves 4, ready in 1 hour
• 6 garlic cloves
• 5cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
• ½ small pack fresh coriander
• 2½ tbsp mild curry powder
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• 2 large onions, diced
• 5 tbsp tomato purée
• 750g lean beef mince (5% fat or less)
• 1 beef stock cube, crumbled
• 200g passata
• 160g frozen peas
• Boiled or steamed broccoli florets, to serve
FOR THE MASH:
• 3 medium potatoes, cut into chunks
• 1 medium sweet potato, cut into chunks
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 tbsp mild curry powder
1 Put the garlic, ginger, fresh coriander, spices and 100ml water in your food processor and blitz to a smooth paste (or use a stick blender and a jug).
2 Place a large non-stick saucepan over a medium heat and add your paste. Cover and cook for 5 minutes, adding a little water if it’s looking dry. Add the onions and tomato purée and cook for 10 minutes, then stir in the beef and cook for a further 10 minutes, stirring often.
3 Meanwhile, make the mash. Cook the potatoes, sweet potato, turmeric and curry powder in a saucepan of boiling water for 15 minutes or until tender, then drain, mash and season to taste.
4 Preheat your oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6. Add the stock cube, passata and 300ml boiling water to the onions and cook for 5 minutes, then add the peas and cook for another 5 minutes.
5 Spoon the beef mixture into an ovenproof dish. Top the pie with the mash, level with a fork and cook in the oven for 15 minutes. Serve hot with the broccoli.