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This site is designed to help you if you are looking for ethnic recipes or meal ideas from around the globe. You can search for a recipe (using the search box on the right) or use the drop down menus at the top of the page which include region, country, base ingredient or "pot luck"
 


Indian Recipe and Meal Ideas
Indian Food and Meal Ideas
Vegetable Pie


For US to UK equivalents see this rough guide

Recipe Ingredients:

  • 2 cups plain flour (maida)
  • 100 gms. chilled butter
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • chilled water
  • For Filling
  • 2 cups Chopped vegetables of choice (eg. potatoes, peas, beans, carrot, spinach, cauliflower etc, All or any)
  • 2 onions
  • 1 tomato
  • 2 green chillies
  • 1/2" piece ginger
  • 1 tbsp. oil
  • 1/2 tsp. red chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp. curry masala (or garam masala)
  • 1 tbsp. cream
  • 1 tsp. corn flour
  • salt to taste



Method:


Sieve together flour and salt.
Add chilled butter. Mix with fork till mixture is crumbly.
Sprinkle chilled water over it.
Quickly, with light hand mix the dough into a lump.
Do not over knead.
Chill dough for 15 mins. in a plastic bag.
Roll dough into 4" thick round.
Place over a greased pie plate.
Prick with a fork all over.
Bake in a pre-heated oven for 12 mins., or till light brown. Keep aside.
Filling
Grate tomato, onion, ginger.
Finely chop green chillies.
Chope and boil other vegetables.
Heat oil in a skillet, add the grated vegetables and chillies.
Cook for 4-5 mins. Stirring occasionally.
Add all other ingredients except cream.
Cook till the water evaporates and curry is thick.
Sprinkle a little cornflour over the crust.
Pour and spread the filling in the shell.
Pour cream all over.
Bake for 8-10 mins. in pre-heated oven.
Slice and serve warm.


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For US to UK equivalents for food weights and measurements see this rough guide

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