Easiest Way to Cook Yummy Spiced Cottage Pie with Cheese

Spiced Cottage Pie with Cheese.

You can cook Spiced Cottage Pie with Cheese using 15 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Spiced Cottage Pie with Cheese

1. Prepare of Oil.
2. Prepare 1,700 g of potatoes.
3. It's 450-500 g of mince beef.
4. You need 5 cloves of garlic.
5. Prepare of Salt.
6. Prepare of Ground cumin.
7. You need 2 of white onions.
8. Prepare 2 of green chilies.
9. You need of Curry powder.
10. Prepare of Paprika (not smoked).
11. Prepare 2 tins of chopped tomatoes.
12. Prepare of Ground black pepper.
13. You need of Milk.
14. You need of Salted butter.
15. Prepare of Cheddar cheese, extra mature is best.

Spiced Cottage Pie with Cheese instructions

1. Peel the potatoes, chop them into equal medium sized pieces and put into a large pot. Crush three of the garlic cloves and add them to the pot. Add 1 tsp salt to the pot. Cover the potatoes with hot water and set aside for now..
2. Roughly chop the onions. Finely chop the chillies and the remaining 2 cloves of garlic. In another pot add some oil and then add the onions, garlic and chillies. Set aside for a minute..
3. Get a large pan, non-stick preferably. Add some oil, turn on the hob to a high heat and add two heaped tsp ground cumin. Fry for 1 minute, being careful not to burn the spice..
4. Turn on the heat under the pot with the onions, chillies and garlic. And add the mince to pan with the cumin in. Fry until the onions are soft and the mince is browned..
5. To the onions, garlic and chillies. Add 1 heaped tsp curry powder, 1 tsp paprika, 1 tsp cumin, 2 tsp ground black pepper and 1/2 tsp salt. Mix well..
6. Turn the heat onto high under the potatoes and boil for 20 minutes or until soft..
7. Meanwhile add 2 tins chopped tomatoes to the onions. Mix well again and simmer for 10 minutes..
8. Transfer the sauce to the pan with the mince in, mix well and simmer for a further 5 minutes..
9. Heat 300ml milk with 100g salted butter until the milk is warm and the butter is melted. Drain the water from the potatoes and add the milk and butter..
10. Mash until smooth. Don't take out the garlic cloves, mash them with the potatoes. Then add 2 tsp ground black pepper and mix well..
11. In a large, deep baking tray add the meat mixture and even out. Then add the mash and even out again..
12. Cover generously with grated cheese. Put into the oven for 30 minutes, until golden and crispy on top. Best served with peas or other green vegetables..