d's nan's lentil pie

D's Nan makes this really delicious lentil pie, which I've blogged about previously after she provided it at Christmas. Then she wrote up the recipe so I could try it at home (though deciphering whilst trying to cook was a bit difficult). It is very delicious, and great in this cooling weather - in Perth at least it's 'is it winter? is it not?' weather, and that's okay for beautiful warm ovens filled with delicious warm pies.



d's nan's lentil pies

ingredients
800gm potatoes
2 tbs nuttelex
1 med brown onion finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
4 or 5 chopped tomatoes
1 cup veg stock
2 tbl tomato paste
1 medium carrot finely chopped
1 heaped cup dried lentils
1/2 cup peas thawed
1 tbs dark soy sauce
1 tbl mushroom oyster sauce
1 tbl strong vegestock

method
Soak lentils in hot water, cook and mash potatoes (with a little bit of milk or nuttelex). In a little oil, fry the onions, then as they soften add the garlic. Add tomatoes, as well as tomato paste, drained lentils and carrot. Fry for a few minutes, then add stock and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Combine soy sauce, oyster sauce, and one tablespoon of vege stock. Add combined sauce and peas to the pot and cook for a further five minutes.

Spoon mix into a large dish, and cover with mashed potatoes, and brush with nuttelex. Bake uncovered at about 200C for 20 minutes. Leave to stand for five minutes before serving.