SHEPHERD'S PIE

Ingredients:

1 large Potato chopped in big pieces (1-2 cm)

2 cup Chicken mince

1 cup Chicken Stock

1 tbsp Sour Cream

1/4 cup Milk

2 tbsp All Purpose Flour

1 Egg optional

2 tsp Olive oil

1 Leek thinly sliced

1 medium Onion chopped
1/2 Tomato chopped

1 1/2 cup Carrots Chopped

1 cup Peas

2 Garlic cloves minced

1 tsp Sage chopped

1 tsp fresh Thyme
2 tbsp Breadcrumbs (optional)

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp Pepper

Recipe:

Preheat oven at 350F(180C).

Boil potatoes until done.

Take 1 tbsp oil in a pan and saute chicken mince. Keep aside.

Put 1 tbsp oil in the same pan, heat and add onions and leeks saute for 1 minute. Add carrots and cook for 5 minutes.

Add garlic and stir for 1 more minute.

Add flour, thyme and sage. Stir constantly until flour turn light brown (abt 2 minutes). 

Add stock and bring to simmer.Stir constantly until the sauce thickens.

Add mince, peas, tomatoes, salt and pepper.

Transfer the mixture to a casserole or deep baking dish.

Mash the potatoes with salt and pepper, add milk to make a smooth creamy paste. Beat Eggs and add to potato. Add sour cream and mix well.

Spread potato paste over the chicken mince mixture and bake for 20-30 minutes until the top is brown.
Now sprinkle breadcrumbs over it and again bake till some golden patches over it (it will give some crunch on the top).

Shepherd's pie is ready to serve

You can lamb mince or turkey mince in place of chicken 

you can substitute herbs of your choice

Till then keep smiling ... its precious :)