Curried Chickpea Shepard's Pie Recipe - No tomato
This chickpea shepherd's pie recipe, featuring a curry-like spice blend, is the ultimate comfort food! With lentils, chickpeas, carrots, mushrooms, and a sweet potato top, it's a hearty main that's perfect on the holiday table or as a family-friendly meal. It's simple to make and it's ready in just over an hour!
Ingredients
- 0.5 cupdried brown lentils (or 1 cup ), cooked
- 1 lbsweet potatoes (about 2 medium, ), peeled chopped
- 1 cupCoconut Milk
- 0.5 cupWater
- 0A pinch of cayenne
- 1 tbspCoconut Oil
- 0.25 cupOnion, minced
- 4 cloveGarlic, minced
- 1 pinchpiece of ginger ( ), minced
- 3 mediumCarrot, diced
- 2stalks celery ( ), diced
- 5crimini mushrooms ( ), diced
- 1 tbspGaram Masala
- 1 tspcumin
- 5.5 ozred pepper paste
- 19 ozcan chickpeas, drained rinsed
- 1 cupfrozen peas
- 0.5 tspChili Powder
- 1 tspSalt
Instructions
- 1
Add the lentils to a small pot and cover with a few inches of water. Bring the pot to a boil then reduce the heat, cover the pot, and let it simmer for 25-30 minutes, or until the lentils are soft. Drain any remaining liquid.
- 2
Add the sweet potatoes, coconut milk, water, and a pinch of cayenne to a pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until the sweet potatoes are soft. Mash the sweet potatoes with the leftover cooking liquid and salt to taste.
- 3
While the lentils and sweet potatoes are cooking, heat the coconut oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until transparent, about 3-4 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger, carrots, celery, and mushrooms to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft and starting to brown, about 10 minutes.
- 4
Add the garam masala, chili powder, cumin, and sea salt to the pan and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the red pepper paste and let it caramelize for about 3 minutes, or until it has darkened slightly and is sweet smelling. Remove from the heat and stir in the chickpeas, peas, and cooked lentils.
- 5
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Transfer the lentils to a casserole dish and top with the mashed coconut sweet potatoes. Bake the Vegan Shepherd Pie for 20-25 minutes, or until hot and bubbling at the edges.