How to Make Perfect Beef Madras Bombay Cottage Pie

Beef Madras Bombay Cottage Pie. If it's piping hot, the mashed potatoes will sink into the sauce and you'll end up with a one-layered dish. If you let it cool, you'll end up with the perfect cottage pie! Boil the potatoes until soft and mash them with the milk until smooth and creamy.

Stir in flour, parsley, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper until blended. Once topped with potatoes, cover the dish with cling film and pour over the cream and cheese just before serving. Traditionally, shepherd's pie is made with lamb (hence the name). You can cook Beef Madras Bombay Cottage Pie using 27 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Beef Madras Bombay Cottage Pie

1. It's of madras paste.
2. It's 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon.
3. You need 1 tbsp of chilli powder.
4. You need 1 tsp of turmeric.
5. You need 1 tbsp of ground coriander.
6. Prepare 1 tbsp of ground cumin.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of ground pepper.
8. It's 1 tsp of mustard seeds.
9. Prepare 1 tsp of garam masala.
10. It's 1 tbsp of tomato paste.
11. You need 2 tbsp of olive oil.
12. Prepare 1 of thumb size piece of fresh ginger.
13. It's 3 clove of garlic.
14. You need of Madras.
15. You need 1 medium of onion, chopped.
16. You need 500 grams of mince beef.
17. You need 3 large of carrots.
18. It's 400 grams of can of chopped tomatos.
19. It's 1 of red chilli.
20. Prepare 1 of handful frozen peas.
21. You need 4 large of potatoes.
22. It's 1 tsp of turmeric.
23. You need 1 tsp of coriander seeds.
24. It's 1 of lug of milk.
25. It's 2 tbsp of butter.
26. It's 1 of lug of olive oil.
27. It's 1 of sprinkle of dessicated coconut.

However, as the dish gained wider popularity outside of its native English homeland (where using beef would make this a cottage pie), beef became a common substitute, especially in America where it's more widely available than ground lamb. Add the onion, carrots, celery, mushrooms, garlic, half the salt, and oregano. In a small bowl, combine beef broth and tomato paste. Mix together, then add to beef mixture.

Beef Madras Bombay Cottage Pie step by step

1. For the paste, add all paste ingredients into a food processor and process. Leave to one side.
2. Chop the onion, carrot, chilli.
3. Put half the butter and half the oil on a low heat and fry the onions until golden brown.
4. Add the beef mince and paste and make sure it is mixed well.
5. Cook for 5 mins then add the tinned tomatoes, a cup of water, carrots and peas.
6. Bring to boil and simmer for 30 mins.
7. Peel and chop potatoes into cubes and add to a new pot.
8. Cover potatoes with water and boil for 20mins..
9. Add one lug of oil to a pan and toast the coriander seeds and turmeric powder for 1 min.
10. Add potatoes and cook until covered in spices.
11. Put potatoes, back into pot, add milk and the rest of the butter and mash.
12. Place cook beef into glass ceramic dish and top with potatoes. Smooth potato on top.
13. Sprinkle dessicated coconut on top and put under grill for 10 mins.
14. Serve with sour cream and popadoms.

Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix Gravy Mix and water in small bowl. Let it reduce down then place it into a pie dish. Place the potatoes in a pan of cold water along with the turmeric and a. Shepherd's pie, the British casserole of minced meat and vegetables topped with buttery mashed potatoes, delivers perfection in every bite.