Fragrant shepherd’s pie with apricots - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 1kg minced lamb
• 2 onions, roughly chopped
• finger length piece fresh root ginger
• 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 2 tbsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp hot chilli powder
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 6 large tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tbsp honey
• 550ml lamb or beef stock
• 200g dried apricots, chopped
• large bunch coriander, leaves only, roughly chopped
• 2 red onions, roughly chopped
• 1¼kg sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
• 50g butter
• 1¼kg potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
• toasted cumin seeds, to serve