Well the plan was to make Greek Moussaka , but my husband was to one to go grocery shopping and ummm he didn’t “find”the eggplants
But in any case this turned out delicious
Basically a meat and potato casserole and modified to bit to my desi taste I love that there’s no cheese in this one so little easy on calories 😂 as I will be making the Greek one with cheese soon POTATOES:
6-8 medium cut into thin round slices ,I usually never peel mine but please peel them if thats what you prefer,
Boil potatoes in salted boiling water 6-8 minutes till a bit soft but not fully cooked
Then drain and pour into a pan filled with ice and cold water,just cold water is fine too MEAT: 2 tablespoons olive oil
3-4 garlic cloves minced 1 onion, diced
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
3/4 tsp chilli flakes -optional 1 1/2 pound ground beef 1 1/2 teaspoon paprika 2 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 tsp dried herbs like oregano , basil I used my fav greek herb mix by -optional
1 cup water or stock of choice
SAUCE : 2 cups milk
3 eggs
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp dried herbs
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp or to taste salt
Mix this all up and whisk
Seasoning for potatoes is optional but I need a good amount of flavour , doesn’t need to be spicy but cant eat bland food, so if you are like me do this step
11/2 tbsp butter melted
1/4 tsp dried herbs
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp chilli flakes
Mix it all up
METHOD:
Preheat oven to 375˚
Heat olive oil in your cooking pan
Add meat and garlic fry a bit and add onions
When meat browns all other ingredients for meat add in and fry few minutes
Add 1 cup water or stock
Cook and cover till meat cooked and dry any fluids
Grease your baking dish.you will need medium to large dish for this, I used the oil from meat sauce to grease🤷🏻♀️
Now drain the cooked potatoes and add the butter seasoning in them and carefully mix
Layer 1/3 of the sliced potatoes on the bottom of baking dish.
Now on top add half of the beef mixture.
Again 1/3 potato slices over beef.
Add remaining beef and top remaining potatoes
Pour the milk sauce over the potatoes.
Bake for 45-55 minutes, until sauce is set and potatoes are golden
It took me close to 60 minutes for it to get the nice color
Sprinkle more dried herbs and chilli flakes on top if you like
Wait 8-10 minutes and then dig in!
We had a salad with it
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