Bombay crust-free vegetable quiche

for 4-5 people
Jan Bilton
By
Jan Bilton

Food writer and cookbook author.

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Can be cooked ahead and reheated. Seed the chilli if preferred.

Ingredients

400gsmall new potatoes
200gbaby spinach
1 Tbspcanola oil
1onion, halved and thinly sliced
2 clovesgarlic, crushed
1 tspground coriander
1 tspcumin
1 tspturmeric
1green chilli, diced
3large tomatoes, roughly chopped
Salt and pepperto taste
4large eggs
3/4 cupcream
3/4 cupmilk

Directions

  1. Slice the potatoes into 5mm-thick rounds. Boil until just tender. Drain and leave to steam-dry. Rinse the spinach then microwave until limp.
  2. Preheat the oven to 160°C. Lightly oil a 26cm flan dish about 5cm deep.
  3. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Sauté the onion until softened. Stir in the garlic, spices, chilli and cook for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and spinach. Season. Cook for 3 minutes.
  4. Lightly beat the eggs, cream and milk together. Season.
  5. Place a layer of potatoes on the base of the flan dish. Sprinkle with half the spice mixture. Repeat the layers. Pour the egg combo over the top. Use a fork to lift the veggies to ensure the egg mixture runs through them.
  6. Bake for about 50 minutes until the egg in the centre is just set. Stand for 5 minutes before serving.