Spicy Vegetable Pasties with Yoghurt Sauce

 

Serves Makes 8

Prep + Cooking Time

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups plain flour, sifted
  • 200g light cream cheese
  • 125g butter, chopped
  • 10g butter, extra
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 450g grated mixed vegetables
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 x 440g can chick peas, drained
  • 2 tablespoons chopped coriander
  • 1 cup cooked rice
  • 1 cup Pauls Natural Set Yoghurt

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C, and lightly grease a baking tray.
  2. Blend flour, butter and cream cheese in a food processor to make a dough. Knead lightly until smooth.
  3. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
  4. Melt extra butter in a saucepan, sauté ginger, cumin and vegetables.
  5. Add juice, chick peas, coriander and rice. Set aside to cool.
  6. Divide pastry into 8, roll or press out into 18 cm circles.
  7. Divide filling between circles and fold in pastie shapes. Bake 20 minutes.
  8. Serve with yogurt.