Ingredients:

• 4 to 5 – large red potatoes, boiled
• 1 – red Onion
• 1 – red or yellow pepper
• 2 – Spring onions
• 1 tin – Corn
• 4 – Mushrooms
• 4 – red cherry Tomatoes
• jalapenos
• Cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 bag – vegetables
• Thyme or Basil to add flavour
• pepper to taste
• salt to taste
• readymade pastry for the base

Method:

1. Pre-heat the oven at gas mark 6.
2. Use a square dish and evenly lay the pastry strips, bake in the oven until crispy.
3. Boil the potatoes.
4. Mix in two tsp of milk, salt, pepper and grated cheese.
5. Mix and fold the mash until it is light and fluffy.
6. Boil the vegetables until tender.
7. Drain the water and leave the vegetables on the side, so that they dry for 10 mins.
8. Cut the pepper, spring onions, cherry tomatoes and red onions.
9. Take the boiled vegetables and spread evenly on the crisp, baked pastry.
10. Cover the vegetables with the prepared mash.
11. Sprinkle the red and spring onions, peppers, cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, corn, and jalapenos over the dish.
12. Add red chillies or green chillies if you like it spicier.
13. Sprinkle grated cheese.
14. Add the thyme/basil and put it back in the oven at gas mark 6-15 mins or until the cheese looks crispy and brown.

Recipe courtesy of Angela Sharma