Guest guest Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 ALOO PIES (remember aloo is potatoes and this is a fried pie) Some new words for you: geera which is cumin and loya which is ball of dough. Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. salt ¾ cups water 4 medium potatoes salt black pepper hot pepper ground greea (cumin) to taste oil for frying Method: Mix flour, baking powder, salt and water and knead lightly Set aside to relax, covered with a bowl or wet cloth Boil potatoes in salt water until tender Peel and mash potatoes well Season with salt, black pepper, hot pepper and ground geera Divide dough into 9 loyah (balls) Flatten out balls into 4 " circles and fill with potato Wet one edge with water, fold over and seal, enclosing all potato Fry in deep oil until golden brown Drain on brown paper. ENJOY!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 This is very similiar to Pierogies (sp?) except those are made with pasta dough. Well another new thing for me to try, thanks. , " angie00735 " <angie00735 wrote: > > ALOO PIES (remember aloo is potatoes and this is a fried pie) Some > new words for you: geera which is cumin and loya which is ball of > dough. > > Ingredients: > > 2 cups all purpose flour > 2 tsp. baking powder > ½ tsp. salt > ¾ cups water > 4 medium potatoes > salt > black pepper > hot pepper > ground greea (cumin) to taste > oil for frying > > Method: > > > > Mix flour, baking powder, salt and water and knead lightly > Set aside to relax, covered with a bowl or wet cloth > Boil potatoes in salt water until tender > Peel and mash potatoes well > Season with salt, black pepper, hot pepper and ground geera > Divide dough into 9 loyah (balls) > Flatten out balls into 4 " circles and fill with potato > Wet one edge with water, fold over and seal, enclosing all potato > Fry in deep oil until golden brown > Drain on brown paper. > > ENJOY!!!! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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