Friday 28 September 2012

Sweet potato and french bean pasties

225g wholemeal shortcrust pastry 1/2 onion, finely chopped 1 clove garlic 1/2 tsp fresh ginger 1/2 tsp chilli 1/4 tsp turmeric 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander 1/4 tsp mustard powder 1 medium sweet potato cooked and diced 100g French beans chopped into 1cm bits 2 tbsp water or stock Fry onion and garlic until soft Add ginger and all the spices and stir Add potato, neans and water/stock cook gently for 4-5 mins until beansnbegin to cook Allow mixture to cool and season well Roll out pastry into 4 circles Place 1/4 of the filling in the centre of each circle and dampen edges of pastry with water Join the pastry together over the filling Make a small hole in each pasty and glaze with milk / marge Bake for 15-20 mins at 200 deg c or gas mark 6

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