Ingredients for meat pie:
Wheat flour | 4 cups or 500g | |
Baking Powder | 1 tsp | |
Water | 1 cup | |
Ground Beef | 1/2 kg | |
Eggs (Large) | 4 | |
Carrots (cubed) | 2 cups | |
Onion (medium) | 1 | |
Ginger (ground) | 1 tsp | |
Beef masala (curry powder) | ||
Salt | To taste (roughly 1/2 tsp) | |
Crushed pepper | 1-2 tbsp | |
Butter | 2 cups |
STEP 1:
Making the dough
- Add the flour in a dry bowl with the baking powder with a pinch of salt. Mix thoroughly to ensure even distribution of the baking powder.
- Mix in the butter by rubbing the flour and butter together with the tips of your fingers.
- Whisk 3 of the eggs and add into the flour along with small amount of water/milk
-Put the dough in bowl cover then put in the fridge for 30 mins, while preparing the meat
Step 2: Preparation of ground beef for meat pie:
- 1.Start cooking the ground beef (No oil needed) until it starts to brown. About 2-3 mins.
- Once the meat starts to cook (should change color from red to brown), add the ginger, salt, pepper, curry powder. Cook another 5 mins to allow the meat season thoroughly. Stir continuously.
- -Stir in the onions and carrots and cook for another 2 – 3 mins. (You can add the onions in the previous step if you want it to cook more)
- Ground beef is ready!
- FILLING THE PIE
- -Take the dough out from fridge, cut few pieces using the knife, then make small balls.
- -Take a ball of the dough and roll out on a floured board taking care to not roll it out too thin or too thick. DO NOT KNEAD
- -Use a circular shaped cutter to cut into the rolled dough.
- -Add the filling (ground beef) to the middle of the cut piece. Brush round the edges with a beaten egg or just water
- -Fold the dough over the filling and press the edges firmly together using a fork
- Repeat till you have used up all the dough.
- Serve warm!
Baking the Meat Pie: