For the filling. Peel the Irish potatoes and scrape th carrots, wash and cut these two into tiny cubes.Wash and slice the onions into tiny pieces.

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

Add 1 cup of water, maggi cubes and thyme. 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.

Dissolve 2 tablespoons of plain flour half cup of cold water and add to the meat pie filling.add salt to taste.stir the contents an turn off the heat.

Set the meat pie filling aside.

How to do the dough

Put the 8 cups of flour in a sizeable bowl add 2 teaspoons of baking powder and 2 pinches of salt.

Now, start adding cold water in bits while at the same time folding the mixture till a stiff ball of dough is formed.

Knead the dough very well, put back it the bowl and leave to rest for 5 to 7 minutes.

Cut, Fill, Fold and Close
Set your oven to 170°C (335°F) and leave to preheat while you continue with the meat pie.
Rub margarine on the insides of the oven tray and set aside so as not stick to the tray during baking.
Break the egg, beat it and set.

Knead the dough some more, roll it out to achieve a 5mm thickness make a
round cuts on the rolled out dough.
Remove the excess dough, leaving behind the round cuts.
Scoop some meat pie filling into the center of the round cuts.

Fold one part of the dough to meet the other end and use a fork to press the 2 edges together to close tightly.

Continue this cut fill and fold until the dough is finished.

Rub the egg on the meat pies.
Set the tray in the preheated oven an bake for 30 to 40 minutes baked on medium heat. The meat pie is done when it starts brown

Serve and eat