Rana’s Keema Shepherd’s Pie from Mighty Spice Express Cookbook by John Gregory-Smith

Ingredients

• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 handful of coriander leaves
• 2.5cm/1in piece fresh root ginger
• 1½ tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 100 g/3½ oz/heaped ⅓ cup tomato purée
• 150 g/5½ oz/scant 1 cup frozen peas
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• sea salt
• 750 g/1lb 10 oz new potatoes
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 30 g/1 oz butter
• 3 spring onions
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp groundnut oil
• 1 red onion
• 3 cardamom pods
• 500 g/1lb 2 oz minced lamb
• 3 large blades of mace