~Recipe Credit: Umm Aa’ishah

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion (finely cubed)
• A knob of butter
• 2-3 tbsps oil
• 1 tsp garlic
• 300g beef fillet (cubed)
• 1 medium potato (cubed)
• 1 carrot (finely cubed) or according to preference
• 3 tbsps grounded tin tomato
• Green chillies to taste
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper to taste
• 300ml boiling water
• 35g bisto gravy granules (We prefer the original red tin or the onion granules)
• 2 x ready rolled / blocked pastry
• beaten egg

Method

1. Recite Bismillah.
2. Cook onions in oil & butter till transparent.
3. Add garlic, beef, carrots, potatoes, salt, pepper, green chillies & tinned tomato. Cook for a few mins till the water burns away.
4. Meanwhile in a mug, dissolve gravy granules in water till smooth.
5. Add to the above & cook on low heat till beef & vegetables are tender. Add water if needed whilst cooking.
6. Season & turn off heat. Allow to cool.
7. Lay one sheet of puff pastry into a oven proof dish.
8. Poke a few holes using a fork. (If you are making mini pies, you can skip points 8-9 & bake the pies all at once or freeze).
9. Preheat oven to 180c. Bake till golden.
10. Pour the mixture over the baked pastry.
11. Cover with another layer of puff pastry.
12. Brush the top with beaten egg.
13. Bake at 180c till golden or freeze & bake as needed.
14. Remember us in your duas & Enjoy!

Tip 1: You can also fill small pasties / pies using this mixture which can be frozen & baked as needed.