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    Home » Indian and Pakistani Ground Meat » Indian Shepherd's Pie Recipe

    Aug 10, 2019 · Modified: Oct 18, 2022 by Mariam Sodawater · This post may contain affiliate links. 2 Comments

    Indian Shepherd's Pie Recipe

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    5 from 1 vote

    Try this spicier and more delicious version of shepherd's pie, the Indian Shepherd's pie! is so good!

    shepherd's Pie

    Shepherd's pie is an Irish classic dish. The dish has cooked lamb mince with vegetables as a base and mashed potatoes are served on top of it. The dish has usually finished with some cheese and herbs.

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    • Why it is called so?
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    A great pie for mince lovers, the mashed potato layer is also rich and creamy. A yummy pie loved especially by kids due to the thick layer of mashed potatoes. The addition of veggies like carrots, peas, and corn makes it further tempting to kids.

    Cottage Pie Versus Shepherd's Pie

    • Both are mince pies with a layer of mashed potatoes on top.
    • Cottage Pie is a British dish made usually with beef mince.
    • Shepherd's pie is an Irish dish made with Lamb/mutton mince

    Why it is called so?

    You might be amused by the strange name of this pie. Since it is made with lamb/mutton mince. And shepherds look after the sheep so it is called Shepherd's pie. Although, with passing time variation is added and you may make it with beef or chicken mince too if you like.

    Variation:

    Like I always say make adjustments to this recipe as you like and make it yours.:)

    • The original recipe is a bit bland so I adjusted a few spices to meet the desi taste buds. I’ve been quite generous with butter in mashed potatoes but trust me you need that to bring that amazing smoothness and flavor to the mashed potatoes.
    • For us, 750 grams of potatoes work well. You might use 1000 grams (1KG) of potato if you want more potatoes than mince.
    • Add or subtract veggies depending on the availability of ingredients and taste preferences.
    • Increase red chili and black pepper in this recipe to meet your taste buds if needed.
    • Skip the garlic in mashed potatoes if you don’t like garlic.

    Shepherd's Pie without oven: The mince and mashed potatoes both are cooked, we are baking just to melt the cheese and for the golden top. So you set the mince in the pot and cover it with potato. To melt cheese, cover the pot. Garnish with bread crumbs and herbs.

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    shepherd's Pie

    Indian Shepherd's pie recipe

    A great pie for mince lovers, the mashed potato layer is also rich and creamy.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep: 20 minutes
    Cook: 40 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Servings : 4 people
    Calories: 904kcal
    Author: Mariam Sodawater
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    Ingredients

    For Mince

    • 3 tablespoon oil
    • 2 medium onions, ,finely chopped
    • ½ kg mutton / lamb / beef mince

    Seasoning

    • 1 tablespoon garlic, ,finely chopped
    • 1½ tablespoon soya sauce
    • ¾ to 1 tablespoon red chilli flakes
    • 1½ teaspoon crushed black pepper
    • 1 teaspoon thyme
    • 1 teaspoon oregano powder, optional
    • 1 teaspoon salt

    Veggies

    • ½ cup carrot, shredded
    • ½ cup green pea, fresh or frozen
    • ½ cup sweet corn
    • 3 tomatoes, ,puréed

    Other

    • ½ cup chicken stock , or water
    • 3 tablespoon corn flour
    • 3 tablespoon tomato paste , or 1 teaspoon vinegar
    • 2 tablespoon butter

    For mashed potato

    • 750 gram potato, ,boiled with little salt
    • ½ cup milk
    • ½ cup (100 gram) butter
    • ½ tablespoon garlic paste
    • 1 egg
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon pepper
    • ½ cup (100 gram) cheddar cheese
    • Thyme , for garnish
    • Red chilli flakes , for garnish

    Instructions

    For mince

    • Heat oil in a pan and add chopped onions. Fry for few minutes until color changes to translucent.
    • Add mince and mix well. Cook until color changes to brown.
    • Now, add all ingredients of seasoning and veggies. Mix well and cover. Cook for 15-20 minutes until mince is cooked and water dries.
    • In a bowl mix chicken stock and flour, add to the mince.
    • Also add tomato paste, and butter.
    • Simmer for 3-4 minutes with constant stirring on high heat. The mixture will thicken. Set aside.

    For mashed Potato

    • Simultaneously, while mince cooks mesh potatoes in a bowl.
    • Add all ingredients of mashed potato and meshed if further until very soft.
    • Now, mix for 1-2 minutes with spatula to give mashed potatoes a creamy texture.

    Assemble:

    • In a 1.5 litre baking dish, spread the mince. Cover it with layer of mashed potato.
    • Sprinkle shredded cheese evenly on top mashed potato. Garnish with crushed red chillies and thyme.
    • Bake at 350 F for 10-15 minutes until thoroughly heated and cheese melts.
    • Finally broil for 3-4 minutes until top of cheese is slightly golden. Remove from oven and let it rest for 7-10 minutes. Then cut and serve.

    Notes

    You can take up to 1 kg potatoes if you like a lot of mashed potatoes.

    Nutrition Information

    Calories: 904kcal
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    Comments

    1. Sherry says

      May 05, 2020 at 5:37 am

      5 stars
      What do you think will happen if I mix mayonnaise with the beef and vegies? I like creamier dishes. Any opinions?

      Reply
      • Recipe 52 says

        May 05, 2020 at 6:14 am

        I would recommend you to make layer of mayonaisse or cream over the mince.
        That's the easiest way to do it.

        Reply

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