Shepherds Pie 

Shepherds Pie  -                                  

Shepherds Pie (Chillitalks Version)
Serves - 5-6                                                                                                                                                                                            
Duration - 45 mins

Ingredients
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1. Potatoes - 3 small
2. ​Butter - 2tbsp
3. Pasta - 250 grams (macaroni or any pasta of your choice.)
4. Minced meat - 250 grams
5. Salt - to taste
6. Mozzarella cheese shredded - handful
7. Oregano - 1 tsp
8. ​Red chilli flakes - 1tsp (optional)
9. Tomato- 2 sliced (optional)
   

For Minced meat preparation 

• Ginger garlic paste - 1tsp
• Onion - 3 medium (chopped)
• Tomato - 2 medium (chopped)
• Green chillies - 2
• Coriander leaves - handful (chopped)
• Salt - 1 - 1/2 tsp (depending or taste)
• Red chilli powder - 1 and 1/2 tsp
• Haldi - 1/4 tsp
• Zeera powder - 1/4 tsp
• Chaat masala - 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala- 1/4 tsp
• Oil - 3 tbsp

For White Sauce

• Flour - 3 tbsp
• Butter - 2 tbsp
• Milk - 3 cups
• Salt - to taste
• Pepper - 1/2 tsp
• Oregano - 1 tsp

​Method -

• Boil potatoes , peel and mash it well. add butter, salt and oregano, mix well. and keep aside.
• ​In a deep cooking pot , Boil water, add salt , add 1 tbsp oil and add the pasta. once it cooks, strain and set aside.

Minced meat preparation

• Wash the minced meat thoroughly, put it in a strainer, set aside.
• In  a wok, add oil, and the chopped onions, until golden brown, 
• Once the colour changes, add ginger garlic paste and saute.
• Add green chillies, and the minced meat.
• Now, add salt, haldi, red chilli powder, garam masala, chat masala, zeera powder. mix well.
• Now add chopped tomatoes and chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
• Let it simmer on low heat.
• Once the water dries up, remove from heat and set aside.

White sauce -

• Heat butter in a pan, add flour to it, mix well. 
• Pour the milk slowly while whisking, so no lumps are formed. 
• add salt, pepper and oregano.
• Once it thickens, remove from heat.

Assembling

• Take a deep baking dish, and first make a layer of the mashed potato.
• Next add the minced meat, spread it evenly.
  
• Next layer will be the boiled pasta.
• Place the sliced tomatoes on the pasta. (optional)
• Pour the white sauce on it.
• Sprinkle handful of  mozzarella cheese on it. add crushed oregano and chilli flakes.
• Place it in the oven for 10-15 mins, at 180*c
• Once the cheese melts,remove from the oven.
• ​Shepherds pie is ready to be served!
• Enjoy!