Batata Mehshi

Ingredients

Half a kilo minced meatPine nuts1 diced onion1 teaspoon of 7 spice1 table spoon of capsicum paste1 table spoon of ghee5 heaped table spoon tomato paste3 crushed garlic6-8 potato’s

Steps

Brown off and break apart the minced meat. Drain the grease and then add in the onion and cook till onions are soft.Add in the capsicum paste, 7 spice, pine nuts, ghee, Salt&pepper. Cook all together for another few minutes then set aside.Peel the potatoes and cut them in half. With a spoon scrape out the middle of the potato to create something like a boatDeep fry the potato’s half way and set aside on a paper towel. ( you can boil the potatoes if you prefer )

Steps For The Sauce

Cook garlic in oil and then add in the tomato paste & salt and stir together.Pour in around 3 cups of boiling water and leave to simmer till it thickens for about 10 min . If you like it thicker, add in more tomato paste but if you like it thinner, add less tomato paste.Place the potato’s in a baking dish and fill them with the meat mixture.When all filled,pour the sauce into the tray and bake for about 30 min and serve with egg noodle rice.For the last 10 min of baking you can sprinkle some pine-nuts and pop them back into the oven till pine-nuts are golden