Indian potato pie

Indian potato pie

This impressive vegetarian pie is really versatile - it tastes great hot, warm or cold, so you can make it well ahead

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 5 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat, Super healthy

Method

  1. Put the potatoes in a large saucepan of cold, salted water, then bring to the boil. Turn down and simmer for 5 mins, add the sweet potatoes and continue to cook for 8 mins until just tender. Drain really
  2. Fry the onion in the oil until soft, add the cumin seeds for 1 min, then stir in the garlic, chilli and ginger with the remaining spices. Cook for a further 2-3 mins, then turn off the heat and stir into the potatoes with the peas, lemon juice and coriander.
  3. Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Halve the filo sheets, and use two-thirds of them, overlapping, to line a 22cm loose-bottomed cake tin with a little overhang. As you lay in each sheet, brush with melted butter and keep the rest covered with a clean tea towel. Spoon in filling and press down lightly. Cover with remaining filo, then fold up overhanging sides and scrunch up pastry near the edges.
  4. Poke several slits in the top of the pastry and brush with more butter. Sprinkle with the poppy seeds. Bake for 40-45 mins until golden brown. Serve either hot or at room temperature with lemon wedges.

PER SERVING

350 kcalories, protein 8.0g, carbohydrate 64.0g, fat 8.0 g, saturated fat 3.0g, fibre 6.0g, sugar 7.0g, salt 0.46 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2011.

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  • 10 January 2011

    Sonali rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this for friends one Sunday and it was lovely and easy to make. I didn't use as much filo as the recipe required though, but definitely will use more next time.

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  • 17 January 2011

    mumlig commented on this recipe

    I made this for a party -went down really well ,in fact, didn't have any left for the next day!!

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  • 23 January 2011

    Gerbil rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this tonight with my new food processor. It is really lovely. Have some left for cold with lunch tomorrow. We had chicken as a side with it as are not vegi.

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  • 17 February 2011

    BEAN-208 commented on this recipe

    We don't use butter, but worked very well using a good quality olive oil.

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  • 09 March 2011

    liz52 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Excellent! Easy and very, very tasty.

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  • 17 March 2011

    carpet commented on this recipe

    We thought this pie was fab. Its easy to make and has a nice starchy texture with a crunch on the outside. You could maybe add a few red lentils to the mix to up the protein content.

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  • 20 March 2011

    alan rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    delicious..has a really authentic asian taste with bonus of the filo top. I probably overcooked the potatoes but it didnt matter, would definately make again

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  • 25 March 2011

    Alleycat commented on this recipe

    As we are not veggies I replaced the white potatoes with lamb cooked in meat stock in the slow cooker, with the leftover gravy I added 2 tablespoons of mint sauce to serve over, absolutely fabulous!

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  • 20 April 2011

    wibble rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have made this several times and usually double up on the filling to make decent sized portions for evryone - definitely a winner!

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  • 26 April 2011

    Tasty Eats commented on this recipe

    Made this for my son and his girlfriend who is vegan. It's basically a giant samosa - you can use up any leftover filling and filo by making normal samosas.

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  • 28 April 2011

    mary commented on this recipe

    I would like to hear if anyone has frozen this lovely looking pie as I would like to make it for my anniversary party as a main dish for the vegetarian guests. thanks

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  • 07 September 2011

    liz52 commented on this recipe

    Made and froze pies following the recipe. There were no problems with the defrosting and they tasted delicious. I have two in the freezer now.

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  • 30 October 2011

    Pauline commented on this recipe

    I'm probably being stupid to ask this, but presumably liz52 you cooked and then froze? Or do you freeze and then cook from frozen or thawed?

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  • 30 October 2011

    Pauline commented on this recipe

    I'm probably being stupid to ask this, but presumably liz52 you cooked and then froze? Or do you freeze and then cook from frozen or thawed?

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  • 02 November 2011

    sharon commented on this recipe

    This was very appetising and flavoursome, basically a giant samosa but a good twist with the sweet potato for a change. Went down well and am planning on making again soon.

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  • 18 November 2011

    kitchendemon rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Already been made twice to cater for a family party. We used oil instead of butter to cater for vegans and it was SCRUMMY!

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  • 31 December 2011

    jessica stewart commented on this recipe

    i like pie

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  • 27 January 2012

    JMC123 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is absolutely delicious!!! I make curry at least once a week using traditional indian recipes but I thought I'd try this for a change. I cranked up the amount of spice to suit our palates and this was a real winner. Great cold the next day too. I don't even like sweet potato but I do in this!!!

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  • 06 February 2012

    PoppyMayWatson rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 08 February 2012

    ladycake commented on this recipe

    Followed this recipe to the letter, but found it lacked taste. Won't be trying this again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 5 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat, Super healthy

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350 kcalories, protein 8.0g, carbohydrate 64.0g, fat 8.0 g, saturated fat 3.0g, fibre 6.0g, sugar 7.0g, salt 0.46 g

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