Spinach and potato pie

Spinach and Potato pie

Ingredients

2 med bunches spinach 450 gms)- blanched and chopped
4 med potatoes
4 med onions
8-10 garlic cloves, chopped
salt to taste
1/2 tspn crushed black peppercorns
1/2 tspn tabasco sauce
3/4 cup milk
a pinch of nutmeg powder
1/2 cup brown bread crumbs

Method

>Boil two potatoes, peel and mash till smooth. Peel and slice the remaining potatoes into thin slices. Blanch in hot water for two to three minutes.Drain
>Chop two onions and slice the remaining into rings.
>Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius
>Heat a non stick pan and roast chopped onions and garlic till light brown. Press the spinach with your hands to remove excess water and add to the pan .Cook for a few minutes till all the water is absorbed. Add salt, half the crushed peppercorns and sauce.
>Heat a non- stick pan. Toss the potato slices and onion rings together. Add salt and remaining crushed peppercorns and toss again.
>Mix the mashed potatoes, milk and nutmeg powder  together to a smooth mixture. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle.
>Layer the spinach mixture and potato and onion mixture alternately in an ovenproof dish. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs over and pipe mashed potato rosettes over the top. Bake for thirty minutes and serve hot.

Source : Sanjeev Kapoor's Veg Recipes from Around the worls