Bombay potato & spinach pies

Name: Bombay potato & spinach pies
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 large 1¼kg waxy potato such as Charlotte, halved; 85 grams butter; 2 onions, chopped; 1 Tbsp cumin seed; 1 Tbsp black mustard seed; 2 Tbsps finely chopped ginger; 2 red chillies, halved, deseeded and sliced; 3 Tbsps Korma paste; 400 grams fresh spinach; 4 tomatoes, chopped; 1 small bunch coriander, chopped; 270 g sheets 270g pack filo pastry (6 large sheets); 50 grams melted butter; 1 teaspoon black mustard seed

If you want to add more lacto ovo vegetarian recipes to your recipe box, Bombay potato & spinach pies might be a recipe you should try. This recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 617 calories, 13g of protein, and 34g of fat. A mixture of ¼kg waxy potato such as charlotte, ginger, onions, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 15 minutes. It works well as a main course. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Wholemeal spinach & potato pies, Spinach Pies, and Spinach Pies.

Instructions

Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas

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Oven

To make the filling, heat a pan of salted water. When boiling, add potatoes and boil for 15 mins until tender. Melt the butter then fry the onions for a few mins.

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Potato

Butter

Onion

Water

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Frying Pan

Add cumin, mustard seeds, ginger and chillies and fry, stirring occasionally, for about 7 mins until soft. Stir in curry paste.

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Mustard Seeds

Curry Paste

Chili Pepper

Ginger

Cumin

Cook the spinach in the microwave on High for 5 mins.

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Spinach

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Microwave

Drain and squeeze out as much liquid as you can, then chop it.

Drain the potatoes and tip them into the spice mixture. Crush lightly to break them up into chunks rather than mash. Toss in the spice mixture with plenty of salt to coat them, then add the spinach, tomatoes and coriander.

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Coriander

Potato

Tomato

Spinach

Salt

Carefully unroll the pastry and brush 2 x 20cm loose-bottomed sandwich tins with some butter.

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Butter

Brush the first sheet of pastry and lay it in and across the tin so that it hangs over the side. Do the same with another sheet of pastry to cover the other side of the tin (so the two form a cross), butter and fold the final sheet in half and lay it in the base of the tin to create a firm base. Do the same with the other tin and remaining pastry.

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Butter

Base