India x Britain
Chana masala cottage pie with sweet potato mash
Chole went to the cottage and came back with a sweet potato duvet.
60 minTime
20 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original580kcalsame
20 gproteinsame
18 gfibresame
60minutessame
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.
Ingredients
Method
6 steps- 1Steam or boil the sweet potato 12 to 15 minutes.
- 2Heat the oil in a wide pan on medium heat. Cook the onion 8 minutes, then the ginger garlic paste and green chilli 1 minute.
- 3Add the tomato, chole masala, turmeric and carrot. Cook 8 minutes on medium heat, mashing the tomato.
- 4Add the chickpeas, 150 ml water and 1 tsp salt. Simmer at a gentle simmer 10 minutes, crushing a few chickpeas. Stir in the spinach and amchur until wilted.
- 5Mash the sweet potato with the butter and remaining salt. Heat the oven to 200°C.
- 6Spread the chana in a baking dish, spoon the mash over and rake with a fork. Scatter the cumin and cheddar and bake in the oven at 200°C for 20 minutes. Finish with coriander.
Serve it like this
Spoon a square onto a warm plate, cut side facing out so the layers show, then dot thick curd around it and add a few coriander leaves and onion rings.
