Vegetable Pie Recipe

Ingredients:

1. 2 cups plain flour (maida)
2. 100 gms. chilled butter
3. 1/2 tsp. salt
4. chilled water
5. For Filling:2 cups Chopped vegetables of choice (eg. potatoes, peas, beans, carrot, spinach, cauliflower etc, All or any)
6. 2 onions
7. 1 tomato
8. 2 green chillies
9. 1/2" piece ginger
10. 1 tbsp. oil
11. 1/2 tsp. red chilli powder
12. 1/2 tsp. curry masala (or garam masala)
13. 1 tbsp. cream
14. 1 tsp. corn flour
15. salt to taste

Method:

1. Sieve together flour and salt.
2. Add chilled butter. Mix with fork till mixture is crumbly.
3. Sprinkle chilled water over it.
4. Quickly, with light hand mix the dough into a lump.
5. Do not over knead.
6. Chill dough for 15 mins. in a plastic bag.
7. Roll dough into 4" thick round.
8. Place over a greased pie plate.
9. Prick with a fork all over.
10. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 12 mins., or till light brown. Keep aside.

Filling:

1. Grate tomato, onion, ginger.
2. Finely chop green chillies.
3. Chope and boil other vegetables.
4. Heat oil in a skillet, add the grated vegetables and chillies.
5. Cook for 4-5 mins. Stirring occasionally.
6. Add all other ingredients except cream.
7. Cook till the water evaporates and curry is thick.
8. Sprinkle a little cornflour over the crust.
9. Pour and spread the filling in the shell.
10. Pour cream all over.
11. Bake for 8-10 mins. in pre-heated oven.
12. Slice and serve warm.