Meat Pies

This is once again my mum's recipe - she has a couple of variations to her recipe. Filling Ingredients:

1. 1lb lean mince meat
2. 1 red onion - finely chopped
3. 1 tsp garlic
4. 1 tsp ginger
5. chopped green chillis (according to your taste)
6. Salt (according to your taste)
7. 1/4 tsp garam masala
8. 1/2 fresh lime

Butter Puff Pastry (President's Choice)

1 beaten egg for brushing

Method:

• Cook mince meat with ginger and garlic until done - and no lumps.
• Add salt and green chillis.
• Cool meat and add onions top with garam masala and add lime juice to the mixture.

My mom used to make the pastry from scratch, however, due to time constraints, she uses Butter Puff Pastry which is sold at Loblaws - President Choice brand. It contains 2 pre-rolled 10" x 10" sheets.

• Divide one sheet into 9 squares.
• Roll out each square to make it bigger...my mom's says it is easier to roll out small squares then one big one.
• Add a tbsp of the above mixture to each square.
• Take the opposite corner of the square and fold over to make a triangle.
• Using a fork, press it down along the edges to lock in the filling.
• Place them on a greased pan.
• Brush them with a beaten egg.
• Pre-heat oven to 325F and bake them for about 20 mins or till golden brown.

Enjoy.