Lentil Shepherd's Pie
Lentil Shepherd's Pie

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Lentil Shepherd's Pie is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Lentil Shepherd's Pie is something which I have loved my entire life.

To make the lentil shepherd's pie: Chop up your veggies, and prep for the mash potatoes. Heat the oil in a large frying pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Add the warm milk mixture to the potatoes and continue to mash until combined but still chunky. Spoon the lentil mixture into a medium pie dish and top with the champ.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have lentil shepherd's pie using 20 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Lentil Shepherd's Pie:
  1. Make ready Ingredients for potato topping: -
  2. Prepare 4 no medium size potatoes boiled and peeled
  3. Make ready 1/4 cup milk
  4. Make ready 1 tbsp olive oil
  5. Take 1/4 tsp salt
  6. Take Ingredients for making lentil stuffing:-
  7. Prepare 1 1/2 cup cooked green french lentil/sabut masoor dal
  8. Prepare 1 large size carrot
  9. Take 1 stalk celery
  10. Prepare 1 medium size onion
  11. Get 3 tbsp tomato paste
  12. Take 2 no garlic cloves
  13. Take 1 tbsp olive oil
  14. Get 1/2 cup peas
  15. Prepare 1 cup pomegranate Juice
  16. Get 1/2-3/4 cup vegetable broth/water
  17. Prepare 1 tsp thyme leaves dried
  18. Prepare 1 tsp garlic powder
  19. Make ready Salt and black pepper powder as per taste
  20. Make ready 2-3 tbsp chopped celery leaves

Serve this easy meal as a meatless favorite any time of year. French green lentils (Puy lentils) make a hearty base for this vegetarian shepherd's pie. They may be slighter harder to find than other lentils, but they're worth the extra effort. To celebrate #OrganicSeptember and the #FeedYourHappy Campaign I am sharing my recipe for Lentil Shepherd's Pie…this really is the kind of comfort food I love to share with my family and which really makes me very happy indeed.

Instructions to make Lentil Shepherd's Pie:
  1. Chop onion, carrot, garlic and celery in small pieces in separate bowls and keep aside.
  2. Heat the oil in a pan over medium-high flame.
  3. Put a pinch of salt and black pepper in hot oil along with chopped vegetables and keep stirring continuously for 6-7 minutes until the vegetables are cooked properly.
  4. Once the vegetables are cooked, add pomegranate juice and cook till it is over.
  5. Slow down the heat,add cooked lentils, peas, tomatoes paste, 1/2 cups vegetable broth, thyme, garlic powder, salt and black pepper and cook on low flame stirring continuously for 5 minutes.
  6. If the pulses become very dry, mix 1/4 cup broth more and mix well.Remove from flame and keep it aside.
  7. In a big bowl add boiled potatoes and mash with the help of masher.
  8. Add milk,oil, salt and pepper in mashed potatoes and mix well.
  9. Preheat the oven for 200 minutes at 10 minutes.
  10. Put the prepared mixture of lentils in ramkins or baking dish and put a layer of potato mixture over it.
  11. Bake at 200 * C for 10-15 minutes.Broil the potatoes for two more minutes to make it crispy.
  12. Once done remove from the oven,garnish with chopped celery leaves and serve hot.

They may be slighter harder to find than other lentils, but they're worth the extra effort. To celebrate #OrganicSeptember and the #FeedYourHappy Campaign I am sharing my recipe for Lentil Shepherd's Pie…this really is the kind of comfort food I love to share with my family and which really makes me very happy indeed. It is also the kind of dish that really shows off shows off organic food to the max. Traditional Shepherd's pie contains ground beef, which I considered swapping for walnuts, a combination of mushrooms and walnuts, or lentils. Being that lentils seemed to pack the most nutritional punch and protein, I went that route!

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