Indian lentil and sweet potato pie recipe

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Indian lentil and sweet potato pie recipe

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This hearty Indian pie recipe is made for chilly winter’s evenings. Spiced yellow split peas are layered with cumin and chilli-spiked sweet potato mash then baked until golden and bubbling for maximum comfort with minimal effort. Soak the lentils the night before to get ahead.
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This hearty Indian pie recipe is made for chilly winter’s evenings. Spiced yellow split peas are layered with cumin and chilli-spiked sweet potato mash then baked until golden and bubbling for maximum comfort with minimal effort. Soak the lentils the night before to get ahead.
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2HR 45MIN

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Ingredients

Servings
4
For the dal
250 g
M&S yellow split peas
1
red onion, diced
1 tsp
M&S Easy ginger
1 tsp
M&S Easy garlic
1 tsp
M&S roasted garam masala
1 pack
(243 g)
M&S Goan curry kit
For the mash
800 g
M&S sweet potatoes, peeled, diced
1 tsp
cumin seeds
1 tsp
fennel seeds
1
green chilli, finely diced, seeds removed
25 g
M&S Remarksable Value salted butter
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step 1
Add the split peas (250 g) to a large saucepan and cover with cold water. Leave to soak for 2 hours.
step 2
After 2 hours, drain the split peas and leave to one side. Heat the large saucepan over a medium-high heat and add a glug of oil. Add the onion (1) and cook for 7 minutes, until softened.
step 3
Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas mark 6.
step 4
Add the ginger (1 tsp), garlic (1 tsp), garam masala (1 tsp). Add the dry spice sachet from the curry kit (1 pack), followed by the base sauce and then the main sauce. Top up with 500ml of water. Stir and reduce to a simmer. Cook for 30-35 minutes, until the lentils are soft but still have a bit of bite.
step 5
Meanwhile, bring another saucepan filled with water to a boil. Add the sweet potatoes (800 g) and cook for 7-10 minutes, until completely soft, then drain and set aside.
step 6
Reheat the same saucepan over a medium heat with a glug of oil. Once hot, add the cumin seeds (1 tsp), fennel seeds (1 tsp) and green chilli (1) and cook for 1-2 minutes, until the seeds have released a nutty aroma. Remove from the heat and add the cooked sweet potato back to the pan. Mash with a potato masher until smooth. Stir through the butter (25 g).
step 7
Season the lentils with plenty of salt and pepper to taste and then pour the lentils into an ovenproof dish and top with the sweet potato mash. Pop into the oven for 20 minutes, or until the sweet potato top is golden brown.
step 8
Serve with some blanched Tenderstem broccoli, if you’d like.
step 8 Serve with some blanched Tenderstem broccoli, if you’d like.

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