Massala Mussaka - Мусака с индийски подправки

Рецептата на български по-надолу:

Mussaka is so popular and although most of people would like to cook it the same way as before, and before and before, as always in fact, I am always open to experimenting with the spices I use.
So this time I had to shoot a massala spice mix for another recipe, and to make long story short- I ended with the opened and measured spices and I had to use them or get rid of them. Of course I opted for using them as I really don't like throwing food, nor even spices.

So I just heated the dry wok I usually cook in and placed the spices on full heat for a minutes, stirring, until they started to release their flavours.
The first moment I sniffed the aroma I knew it will work, and was right!
Moreover, I managed to reduce the overall fat content by cutting on cheese which I usually put in the topping.

Then here is the spicy mussaka recipe.


Products:

spices:
1 tsp paprika
1tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
2 cloves of garlic - crushed

2 tbsp olive oil

1 kg Charlotte potatoes finely cut.
350 gr lean minced beef
2-3 carrots - finely chopped
200 ml boiling water


form topping:
5 eggs
250 gr plain yogurt not more than 3% fat
salt

yogurt sauce:
300 ml yogurt
50 ml water
1 tbsp fresh finely chopped dill leaves

Method:

Heat the dry pan and add the spices for a while until they start releasing their flavours. Then add the oil and fry for a minute. Add the meat stirring well for a couple of minutes, then the potatoes and the carrots, put a lid on and leave to simmer for 10 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and transfer the moussaka into a deep oven dish. Bake for more 20 minutes.
In the meantime beat the eggs with a little bit of salt and add the yogurt. Cover the moussaka and bake for more 15 minutes until it reaches a nice golden brown colour.

For the sauce: Blend all the ingredients and serve as an optional sauce.

I really like this dish as it is fast to make too, well not counting peeling and cutting the potatoes, and we enjoyed this spicy version even more.

Мусака с индийски подправки

Рецепта:

1 ч.л. кимион
1 ч.л. червен пипер
1 ч.л. куркума
1 ч.л. смлян кориандър
1/2 ч.л. сол
1 ч.л. черен пипер
2 скилидки чесън

2 с.л. зехтин

1 кг картофи
350 гр кайма
2-3 моркова нарязани на дребно
200 мл вряла вода

сос от кисело мляко:

300 мл кисело мляко
50 мл вода
1 с.л нарязан пресен копър

Приготвяне:

В сух тиган се загряват подправките без олиото. След това се добавя олиото и се запържва за още 2-3 минути. Добавя се каймата , да се омеси добре с подправките, разбърква се за околко 2 минути. След това се добавят картофите и морковите. Залива се с врялата вода. Покрива се с капак и се оставя на бавен огън за около 10 минути.
През това време се загрява фурната и всичко се изсипва в тава. Пече се на 180 градуса за около 20 минути.
Междувременно се разбиват 5 яйца и 250 гр кисело мляко и малко сол и се заалива мусаката. Пече се до златисто-кафяво.

За соса:
Продуктите се смесват и се разбъркват много добре.