Vegetable pie
Spiced mixed vegetables in a piped potato crust
A spiced vegetable filling of potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, beans and peas with tomato, spring onion and warm cinnamon-clove, baked in a potato and bread crust and piped with a potato topping. Dotted with chilli sauce and ketchup, it makes a colourful centrepiece.
- Total time
- 85 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
For the potato base
For the vegetable filling
For the base and topping
Method
0/10 doneStep 1: Soak 6 bread slices in 1 cup milk, then squeeze out the milk.
Step 2: Mix the bread with 1 ⅛ lb potatoes, 2 tsp chilli paste, 1 tsp ginger paste, 2 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp sugar into a soft dough.
Step 3: For the filling, heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan over a medium heat and sauté 1 onion for 2 minutes. Add 2 tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes.
7 minStep 4: Add 16 oz mixed vegetables (potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, French beans), 2 ⅝ oz peas, 2 ⅛ oz spring onions, 1 tsp garlic paste, 1 tbsp chilli paste, 1 tsp ginger paste, 1 tsp cinnamon-clove powder, 2 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp sugar. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes.
5 minStep 5: Heat the oven to 400°F. Grease a baking dish about 23 cm across and sprinkle half of 1 oz breadcrumbs over the base.
Step 6: Spread a layer of the potato mixture over the bottom and up the sides, keeping back about 1 cup for decoration.
Step 7: Spread the vegetable filling over the potato and sprinkle the remaining 1 oz breadcrumbs on top.
Step 8: Put the reserved potato mixture in a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe it over the top.
Step 9: Lightly dot with 1 tbsp chilli sauce and 1 tbsp tomato ketchup.
Step 10: Bake for 30 minutes until golden. Serve hot.
30 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 58 g
- Fat
- 8 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does vegetable pie take?
- About 85 minutes in total: 40 minutes to prepare and 45 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
- What can I use instead of potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
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