In a medium size bowl, add two cups of sieve flour, 2 table spoon of baking powder and a pinch of salt

Add 3 table spoon of simas, and mix with your fingers

Now start to add some cold water till a stiff ball of dough is done

Knead the dough very well and leave to rest for 5 to 7 minutes.

Peel the Irish potatoes and scrape the carrots, wash and cut these two into tiny cubes.

In a medium heat, heat the vegetable oil in a pot, add the diced onions and stir for a bit, add the minced meat and stir vigorously till the minced meat turns pale.

Add 1 cup of water, seasonings and spices. Cover the pot and once the contents of the pot starts boiling, add the diced carrots and potatoes and cook till everything is well done.

Set your oven to 170°C and leave to preheat while you continue with the meat pie.

Rub simas on the insides of the oven tray, break the egg and beat it and set aside.

Knead the dough some more, roll it out to achieve a 5mm thickness.

Use a cutter, be it the cover of a small pot or a meat pie cutter, to make round cuts on the rolled out dough.

Scoop some meat pie filling into the center of the round cuts, Rub the egg on the inside edge of the cut meatpie dough

Rub the egg on the meat pies and bake for 30-40 min.

Enjoy😍