This is my dad’s favorite. Since I have taken over the cooking, I have never attempted to make it. I always thought it was complicated and was daunted to even try it.

But for Father’s day, I threw caution to the wind and tried my hand at it. Its actually really really simple.

Equipment:

• 1 x rectangular Pyrex dish.

Ingredients:

• 6 x medium sized potatoes.
• 4 x drum sticks and 4 x breast portions of chicken.
• 1 x 420g Koo Baked beans in tomatoe sauce.
• 2 x onions.
• salt and pepper.
• tumeric powder… enough to sprinkle over all the chicken pieces.
• masala powder… enough to sprinkle over all the chicken pieces.
• thyme.
• 2 x ripe tomatoes.
• 2 x cups cake flour.
• Grated nutmeg

Method:

• Peel the potatoes and chop in quarters, boil till soft, drain, season with salt and add 1/4 x cup milk. Mash until a creamy mash potatoe is formed.
• Rub the chicken pieces with salt, sprinkle the tumeric and masala over the chicken and then rub into into the chicken.
• In a plate pour the cake flour and mix it with some salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a pan over a medium heat, dip the rubbed down chicken pieces in the flour, ensuring that the entire chicken is covered in flour.
• Fry till golden brown all over.
• Remove from the oil and drain on hand towel.
• Slice the onions and fry till soft, remove from oil and also drain on hand towel.
• Lightly grease your Pyrex dish with some margarine.
• Layer the fried chicken on the bottom.
• Pour the bake beans over the chicken.
• Slice the tomatoes evenly and sprinkle with salt and pepper on each side, rub nicely in.
• Place the fried onions ontop of the bake beans.
• Place your tomatoes over the onion.
• Sprinkle thyme generously over the top of the tomatoes.
• Spoon the mash potatoe over the top and evenly spread, then take a fork and gentle run it over the top.
• Grate the nutmeg over the top and place blobs of butter ontop.
• Pop in a preheated oven at 180 degrees and bake for 10 – 15 minutes or until the mash potatoe is lightly golden.