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Bread recipes

Round challah for Rosh Hashanah

45 minutes

Braai recipes

Ipapa nezinso (Creamy braaipap with lamb kidney and chimichurri)

40 minutes

Beans recipes

Ujeqe nobhonsisi (steamed bread with sugar beans)

1 hour

Beans recipes

Istambu namathambo (samp and beans with beef bones)

3 hours

Battered and

Izingingila namasi (Deep fried chicken gizzards, with spiced amasi and tomatoes)

2 hours

Bread recipes

Saffron Swiss roll with whipped cardamom cream

12 minutes

Pie recipes

Masala steak pies

1 hour

Masala steak pies

Serves Makes 12

Difficulty Medium

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cooking Time 1 hour

Ingredients

3 T olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
½ t ground turmeric
3 T roasted masala
1 heaped t ground garlic, ginger and red chilli paste
1 kg tenderised steak, cut into small cubes
¼ cup tomato sauce
a handful fresh coriander, roughly chopped
2 rolls Woolworths readymade puff pastry, thawed
1 free-range egg, beaten
sesame seeds, for sprinkling

Method

1. Braise the onion in the olive oil in a medium-sized saucepan over a high heat until translucent.

2. Add the salt, pepper, turmeric, masala and ground garlic, ginger and red chillies and braise for 1 minute, stirring occasionally.

3. Add the steak, stir until fully coated with the spicy onion mixture, then reduce to a medium heat. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. Top up with a little water to ensure the steak does not dry out.

4. Add the tomato sauce, stir and cook until tender. Finally stir in the fresh coriander and set aside to cool completely.

5. Preheat the oven to 180C and line a baking sheet with baking paper or grease lightly with cooking spray.

6. Unroll the pastry on a lightly floured surface and, using a rolling pin, roll it out slightly. Cut the pastry into 24 equal-sized squares.

7. Place 1 T of the cooled filling in the centre in the centre of 12 squares. Dip your finger in water, then lightly moisten the sides of the pastry square. Place one of the remaining pastry squares on top of each square and seal by pressing the edges using a fork. Brush the tops of each of the pies with the egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

8. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and serve warm with a pie-and-samoosa dip.

Cook's note: Fillings for pies are endless and this particular recipe is a versatile masala steak recipe I often use for toasted sandwiches or, in this case, as a pie filling.

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Photograph: Toby Murphy
Production: Khanya Mzongwana

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Masala steak pies

Masala steak pies

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