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Posted by Divya<\/span><\/a><\/span> on Eggless Bakes<\/a>, International Cuisine<\/a>, Savoury<\/a><\/span> Tagged With: Gluten Free<\/a>, Kids Friendly<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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Vegetarian Shepherd\u2019s Pie is a delicious baked meatless<\/strong> version of traditional shepherd pie and is made using soya chunks cooked in a flavoursome sauce & vegetables; topped up with mashed potatoes and baked till the top is completely golden brown in colour. Shepherd\u2019s Pie, also known as \u201cCottage Pie<\/strong>\u201c, is a dish that has originated from Britain. Traditionally it is made using ground meat and was given the name \u201cShepherd\u2019s Pie\u201d because of the use of lamb meat in recipe.<\/p>\n

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My mom frequently bakes this dish at home & we always called it \u201cBaked Soya Pie\u201d as instead of meat the bottom layer consists of Soya Granules (Chunks)<\/b> or minced soya<\/strong>. It was recently I read about Shepherd\u2019s Pie & realised how unknowingly we were eating its vegetarian version for so long ????. It is a completely gluten free<\/b> and one of the best tasting baked vegetarian recipe too.<\/p>\n

This Vegetarian Shepherd\u2019s pie is quite simple to make with easily available ingredients in kitchen pantry. It has soya granules, lots of vegetables<\/b>, cheese and creamy potato mash on top. I generally cook it at home when not in the mood to cook regular Dal-Roti-Subzi. We have a bowl of soup first, followed by this baked pie served with bread toasted in herbed butter & some salad on sides.<\/p>\n

In each bite of this meatless shepherd\u2019s pie, you can taste flavourful soya chunks mixed with veggies, some cheese and melt-in-the-mouth potato mash. As we all know soya granules are rich source of protein & in combination with so many vegetables, this dish is full of fibre & essential vitamins. In fact these days, soya in all forms \u2013 soya chunks, granules, soya milk, tofu all are being considered as an important source of protein for vegan & plant based diet.<\/p>\n

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Almost everyone in our family is fond of cooking or eating good food. I consider myself lucky as this gave me a chance to know & try so many dishes. When only few people knew about baked dishes or just a handful of restaurants included continental items on their menu, me & my brother grew up watching our mother trying out different baked dishes, cakes & cookies.<\/p>\n

As kids we would watch her cooking & even try to be part of it in our own small way whether by just mixing the cake batter or spooning jam on thumbprint cookies. I have been a big fan of baked dishes because of the two reasons. Firstly, love the way they slowly fill the house with their heavenly aroma and secondly, I enjoy gawking at the oven (dont\u2019 judge me!!????), seeing dishes turning to beautiful golden brown . Somehow baking always gives me cosy relaxing vibes!!<\/p>\n

The vegetables I have used here are garlic, ginger, onion, tomato, capsicum, carrots, peas and beans. You can add some mushrooms or sweet corn too. Also, feel free to skip the cheese for low fat version<\/b> of the dish. The seasoning can be adjusted as per your own taste. Also, please take care while adding salt as each layer will have salt of its own<\/b>. Together they should not taste too salty.<\/p>\n

While we are talking so much about flavours & seasoning, let us not forget about our mashed potatoes as they are also an essential part of the dish. This layer gives the creamy touch to our tangy spiced up cooked soya. To get smooth potato mash, boil the potatoes & mash them. After mashing them, the milk you will be adding should we warm and butter should be melted. Please don\u2019t add cold milk\/butter to the mash <\/b>as this will ruin the texture. Some people even add cream but milk & butter has always worked for me. Some salt & crushed black pepper needs to be added here also. If you are using salted butter then skip the salt.<\/b><\/p>\n

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One of the best things about this dish is you can make its preparation in advance. At the time of dinner, all you have to do is preheat the oven & keep the dish for baking as it is. I made this dish recently for our movie night where we had planned to watch new Amazon Prime series \u201cBreathe\u201d & Thank God I made all the preparations before hand as the series keep you hooked to your seat all the time. If you are fond of thrillers & suspense drama, then I would totally recommend it!!<\/p>\n

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