Pages

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Vegetable Pie

Vegetable Pie

Ingredients:

2 cups plain flour (maida),
100gms Chillied butter,
1/2tsp Salt,
Chilled Water,

For Filling

2cups Chopped Vegetables( Potatoes, Peas, Beans, Carrot, Spinach, Cauliflower)
2 Onions
1 tomato
2 green Chillies
1/2" piece ginger,
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp red chilli power
1/2 tsp curry masala / garam masala
1 tbsp cream
1 tsp corn flour
salt to taste

Method :

Siever 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-heater over for 12mins or till light brown. Keep aside.

For filling: Grate tomato, onion, ginger. Finely chop green chillies. Chop 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.