Filling Ingredients:
300 Grams Minced Meat

1 Big Irish Potato

1 Big Carrot

1 Medium Onion

2 Heaped Tablespoon Plain Flour

11/2 Cup Water

1 Cooking spoon Vegetable Oil

1/2 Teaspoon Thyme

1/2 teaspoon Curry Powder

2 knorr Chicken Cubes

1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder (optional)

Salt to Taste

Dough Ingredients

500 Grams Plain Flour

1 Teaspoon Baking Powder

250 Grams Margarine/ Baking butter

1/4 Cup Cold Water

Pinch of Salt

Filling Method:
Dice your potatoes, onions and carrots and set aside…image
Place a pot or wok on a hob on medium heat. Add the vegetable oil, when it’s hot, add the onions and sauté till translucent…image
Now add the mince meat, stir thoroughly to break up clumps. Fry for 2-3 minutes or till it loses its pinkness.nigerian meat pie
Now add the diced potatoes and carrots, then add a cup of water, also add the Knorr cubes, thyme, curry powder, garlic powder and salt to taste, cover and let it cook till the vegetables are soft…Nigerian meat pie
While that’s cooking, mix 2 tablespoons of flour with 1/2 cup of water, mix till you get a milky consistency and set aside.
When the vegetables are well cooked, add the flour and water mixture, mix thoroughly
Now switch the heat off and let it continue to simmer with the residual heat for 2-3 minutes

Your end product should have a somewhat creamy consistency and not dry, you need the moisture so the baked filling can taste and look gooey.

Now set aside. It’s time to prepare the dough…

Dough Method:
Mix the flour, baking powder and salt together then sift to get rid of clumps…Nigerian meat pie
Add the margarine/ baking butter…Nigerian meat pie
Mix the margarine with the flour till you get a bread crumbs like consistency, like this:Nigerian meat pie
Create a little well in the mixture, add the water gradually, be careful not to pour it all in at once, you may not need it all.Nigerian meat pie
Work and knead the dough till. Enjoy your dough