Medium
£6.50
Verified curry lover
- Preheat the oven to 160°C/140°C Fan/Gas 3.
- Pour the oil into a large ovenproof frying pan over a medium heat, add the onions and fry for 3 minutes. Turn up the heat, add the mince and fry until brown, breaking the meat up with a wooden spoon and stirring occasionally.
- Add the curry paste and red pepper, fry for 5 minutes or until the moisture has evaporated and the mixture is quite dry. Stir in the tomato purée, mango chutney, tinned tomatoes and black pepper. Cover with a lid, bring to the boil and transfer to the oven to cook for an hour.
- Remove from the oven, stir in half the coriander and check the seasoning. Increase the oven temperature to 200°C/180°C Fan/Gas 6.
- Take an ovenproof dish large enough to hold the pasta and mince. Spread half of the cooked mince beef mixture over the bottom of the dish and cover with half the penne pasta. Repeat once more so you have 2 layers. Place the mascarpone cheese, using small spoonfuls, evenly over the pasta and sprinkle with mozzarella and cheddar cheese.
- Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes until golden-brown and bubbling. Set aside for 5 minutes before serving and garnish with the remaining coriander.
- This dish is lovely served with a salad.
Minced beef, tomatoes and spices are always a winning combination. This recipe is every bit as tasty if you use quorn mince, pork or turkey mince.
Ian Sproule –
This looks, sounds and smells delicious. I’m going to freeze portions and make the pasta dish as and when required as I only cater for one nowadays
I’m also going to make some pasties out with the mince by thickening the sauce, if necessary with flour or mashed potato. Golden flakey puff pastry filled to the brim! Remember to put a hole in pastry to allow steam to escape before baking.
Scrummy, lunchtime snack, picnic item or with a drink as a starter (in place of samosas?)
Judith Mann –
I did the spicy pasta bake. Gave it to four of our friends this evening and they loved it. I’m a bit of a crusader for shemins after we had a fish curry at a friends. Recommending you to all my friends. Many thanks, regards Judith
pakorreleky –
He cocinado muchas veces con especias indias, pero como las especias de Shemin’s no he visto ninguna. Le aporta al alimento unas propiedades y aromas inigualables. Cierto es que hay que estar muy atentos para que no se nos quemen las especias, pero teniendo cuidado todo sale de maravilla.
Si te gustan las especias indias esta es tu marca. Gracias y un saludo 👋 amigos.