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Homity Pie

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  Homity pie By Barney Desmazery   Magazine subscription – your first 5 issues for only £5! Preparation and cooking time Prep: 40 mins Cook: 1 hr and 15 mins plus at least 30 mins chilling More effort Serves 8 - 10 Make a veggie showstopper in this homity pie – a creamy potato, onion and cheese pie, with the addition of leeks. Make it your own with more veg, if you like Vegetarian Nutrition: Per serving (10) Nutrient Unit kcal 407 fat 26g saturates 16g carbs 34g sugars 3g fibre 3g protein 8g salt 0.5g Ingredients 25g butter 2 onions, finely sliced 1 leek, finely sliced (optional) 1 tbsp thyme leaves (optional) 700g floury potatoes (such as Maris Piper or King Edward), quartered and thickly sliced 150ml double cream 125g mature or extra-mature cheddar, grated 2 spring onions (optional), finely chopped For the pastry 200g plain flour, plus extra for dusting 50g wholemeal or rye flour pinch of cayenne pepper (optional) 125g butter 1 egg Method STEP 1 To make the pastry, tip both the f

Slow Cooker Curry - Chicken Rogan Josh

Ingredients 700 g Chicken 50 ml Oil 2 Onions Red   200 g  Tinned Tomatoes or Passata 1 diced Bell Pepper Red 5 Kashmiri Chilli Whole 4 Green Cardamom pods 2 tsp Cumin 2 tsp Cinnamon 1 tsp Salt 1 tsp Turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp Garam Masala   1 tsp Chilli Powder or Chilli flakes 1 tsp Paprika 50 g Butter Unsalted 1 handful fresh Coriander or 3 tsp powdered 300 ml  Chicken stock  Slow Cooker First we marinate the chicken in a mixture of fat free yogurt, ginger, garlic, turmeric, cumin and black pepper. It needs a good mixture together and then to be covered and refrigerated for around 30 minutes. Then, if your slow cooker has a searing function like my crockpot (<– affiliate link) we brown the chicken in a few sprays of frylite (or other low cal spray). If your slow cooker hasn’t got a searing function, you can do this part in a frying pan/skillet. Then remove the chicken and place in a bowl. Add chopped onions, red peppers, chopped chillies,