Beef Bake

An interesting and very tasty dish, simple to cook , smells and looks great!

You will need:-

1 1/2 cups of basmati rice
500g lean minced beef
2 tablespoons of ghee or vegetable oil
2 onions
3 cloves of garlic
1 courgette
1 pepper (yellow or red)
1/2 butternut squash
10 cherry tomatoes
1 tin spicy mixed taco beans or kidney beans in chili sauce
2 tablespoons of freshly chopped coriander
1 teaspoon of mixed spice
1/2 teaspoon of chili powder
pepper

1 tablespoon of tomato puree
3 tablespoons of mayonnaise
1 tablespoon of milk
water

To Cook It:-

1. Put rice in a pan with 3 cups of water, bring to boil and cook for 15 minutes. Drain and leave to cool.
2. Finely slice the onion, heat ghee or oil in large pan and when hot put in onions. Fry over medium heat for 5 minutes.
3. Finely chop garlic and add to pan, stir to mix, cook for a further 5 minutes.
4. Chop courgette and pepper into small bite size pieces. Peel and chop butternut into small pieces. Add to pan and stir to mix. Cook for a further 5 minutes.
5. Add mixed spice and chili powder to pan, stir to mix.
6. Add taco beans and chopped tomatoes, mix well. Cook for a further 10 minutes then remove from heat.
7. In a measuring jug mix the tomato puree, mayonnaise and milk, add water to make mixture up to 250ml.
8. In an oven proof dish layer the rice and mince mixture, pour a small amount of the tomato/mayo mixture over each layer of rice, ending with a fine layer of rice on the top with the remaining tomato mayonnaise dressing.
9. Cover and bake in oven for 40 minutes. Gas mark 4 or electric 180.