Meat Pasties

Serves:	12
Recipe Type:	Non Veg.
Preparation Time:	30 M
Cooking Time:	40 M
Difficulty:	Average

Ingredients:

• For Filling
• 1 lb Meat (lamb or beef, ground)
• 1 can Potatoes (chop to small pieces before using)
• 3 cups Instant Rice
• ½ cup Onion (chopped)
• 2 Fresh Garlic Cloves (chopped)
• ¼ cup Fresh Parsley (chopped)
• 1 cup Dill
  
  For Crust
• 2½ cup Flour
• ½ cup Water
• 1 stick Soft Butter

Cooking Instructions:

• Prepare instant rice, as instructed on the package.
• Place a medium frying pan on fire and place in the meat.
• Fry till the meat turns brown.
• Drain the grease and add potatoes, onion, garlic, parsley and half cup of dill in the meat.
• Stir on medium heat continuously, till the mixture sets in.
• Add in the rice and mix thoroughly.
• Stir in the remaining half cup dill to the mixture.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Take a large bowl and mix together 2 cups of flour and butter.
• Mix thoroughly, till it is soft.
• Add in water and mix till it looks like dough.
• Roll out into a ball.
• Spread half cup of flour on a clean flat surface and roll out the dough until completely flat.
• Take a wide cup and cut out circular crusts from the rolled out dough.
• Place each circle onto the baking sheet.
• Place some of the rice filling in the center of each circle.
• Fold and pinch each circle, over the filling.
• Bake for about 20 minutes.
• Serve hot.