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Aloo Pie Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Ingredients
  

For The Dough

  • All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 1/2 cups
  • Sugar - 1/2 tbs
  • Baking Powder- 1 tsp
  • Salt - 1/2 tsp
  • Ghee - 2 tbs
  • Warm Water - 1/2 cup

For The Filling

  • Potato - 1
  • Onion - 1
  • Ginger and Garlic Paste - 1 tbs
  • Oil - 1 tbs
  • Red Chilly Powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Coriander Powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Cumin Powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Salt - to taste
  • Coriander Leaves - 2 tbs

Instructions
 

For The Filling

  • Pressure cook the potato, peel and mash.
  • In a pan add oil and nigella seeds.
  • When they crackle, add onions and saute until golden.
  • Add the ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute.
  • Add all the spice powder and salt and saute until the raw smell goes away.
  • Add the mashed potato and coriander leaves, give a nice stir and remove from flame.
  • Let it cool until you make the pastry dough.

For The Dough

  • Preheat oven to 180°C.
  • In a bowl, mix together flour, salt, sugar and baking powder.
  • Add ghee and mix until it is a crumbly flour.
  • Add warm water little by little until the dough comes together.
  • It should be slightly crumbly in texture.
  • Roll it out into a thin disc and cut it into uniform rounds with a cookie cutter.
  • Place some filling in the middle of each pie.
  • Apply water on the edges, close the pie to resemble a half moon shape.
  • Use a fork to make patterns on the edges which also will be a way to seal the edges.
  • Arrange them on a greased tray.
  • Brush them with milk and bake in the preheated oven for 25 - 30 minutes or until the top is golden.
  • Serve it hot with a dip of your choice.