VEGETARIAN MEAT PIE

                     

 Vegetarian meat pie

Today is my big day......... I have joined the eggless baking group and attended the july challenge of making meat pies in vegetarian version,making meatpie as vegetarian is an interesting job. I have tried many ingredients to replace meat finally i found rajma is the perfect variation to meat.It worked well and i got beautiful and tasty vegetarian pie............here is the recipe.....

recipe source-http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Mrs-Maduros-Meat-Pies

for filling:

500 gms-Rajma soaked overnight and half bolied untill 2 whistles

tomatoes-2 peeled,deseeded and chopped

onion-1 they used yellow onion i used white, finely chopped

garlic- 1 clove peeled and chopped

pimento-stuffed olive-1,minced

butter-1 tbsp

cider vinegar-1 tbsp

dry red chilly flakes-1 tsp

fresh parsley-1 tbsp minced

thyme-1 spring,can use dry thyme-1 tsp

salt and pepper-to taste

flour-1 tbsp

dry mustard-1/2 tsp,powdered

dry sherry-3 tbsp,instead i used redwine

1/4 cups water

for dough:

flour-4 cups

salt-1 tsp

cold butter-11/4 cups

ice water-1 cup

for glaze:

softened butter-2 tbsp

method:

In a pan combine boiled rajma drained,tomatoes,onion,garlic,olives,butter,vinegar,redchilly flakes,parsley,thyme,water,salt and pepper cook covered over medium heat till waater evaporates and mash rajma till crumbly texture and mix in flour,mustard pr and redwine with 1/4 cups water and cook till thickens.

sift flour,salt in a bowl add cold butter mix well till the flour appears crumble texture add in ice water stir well and make a dough.flour the surface and roll the dough into 1/4 inch thickness cut using a cutter in a roundshape according to the mould,i used muffin moulds and place the sheet to fit the mould and fill in the mixture 

then roll another dough to cover the filling and seal the edges by piercing the sides with fork.Brush them with softened butter and prick on top once.preheat the oven to 200 degree and place the mould on baking tray.Bake untill golden brown for abt 30 mins(i baked it for 40mins to get brown).

                                           the filling i made

                                            rajma stuffed vegtarian pie

HEALTHY SOYA SOUP

                              

   Healthy soya soup

It is a healthy soup named in tamil as "kanji".It tastes  really good and appetizing.My kids love to have this soup for breakfast.It has more nutritive value and good for diabetic patients too.It's very simple to make...

Ingredients:

white soya pulses-1cup

lemon juice-1tbspsalt a pinchpepper powder to tastesugar-2tbsp

curd-2tbsp

Method:

Soak soya pulses overnight and grind with water to a smooth paste and strain well.

In a nonstick pan heat the soyamilk till it boils add curd,lemonjuice to the soup mix well cook till the soup thickens.then add in salt,pepper pr,sugar mix well and serve hot or cold.