Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie. ^__^

On discovering the dearth of classic vegetarian recipes on my 'Oishii' blog, a friend suggested I make a vegetarian Shepherd's pie. He shared the recipe with me and requested that I try it out. Maybe, even put it up on the blog if I found it to my taste. And I must agree, I loved it. A simple but delicious meal. I remember having something similar at Hampi with Garlic Cream on the top. I used the same idea here and incorporated the garlic cream recipe as an accompaniment to this easy to bake dish. Serve Hot! 

Ingredients 

1) 4 Potatoes
2) 20 cloves of Garlic
3) 3 tsp Black Pepper
4) 2 tsp Salt
5) 2 tbsp Oil
6) 1 cup Black Lentil(Masoor dal)
7) 1 Carrot, chopped
8) 8-10 Mushrooms
9) 1/2 cup different types of chopped vegetables(Aubergine, Okra, Bell pepper etc)
10) 1 Bread slice soaked in milk.
11) 4 eggs
12)  2 tbsp Butter

For the Garlic Cream
1) 1/2 cup Fresh Cream
2) 1/2 cup Processed cheese, grated.
3) 2 cloves of crushed garlic

Recipe 

1) Prick the Potatoes with a fork. Bake the Potatoes and 10 gloves of unpeeled garlic for an hour(180 C). Mash the potatoes with the garlic, butter, Salt(1 tsp) and Black Pepper(1 tsp). Keep aside.
2) In a pan, fry the remaining cloves of garlic(chop em up) in oil. Add the vegetables, lentil, mushrooms and the remaining salt. Cook for 5-10 mins. Remove.
3) Whisk the eggs in a bowl with the remaining 1 tsp Black pepper and the bread crumbs. Incorporate this into the cooked vegetable mix. Arrange in a baking dish.
4) Spread the mashed potato layer on top of the vegetable layer in the baking dish. Brush the top with a little bit of oil. Bake in a preheated oven(200 C) for half an hour.
5) Combine the cream and cheese together on medium heat. Remove from heat and add the crushed garlic. Mix well. Serve portions of the Shepherd's pie with dollops of Garlic cream. :D Dig in!!!

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