Aloo Tikka Yums with Yoghurt Dip
- Makes : 10-12
This dish is simply delicious! Vegetables are cooked with Indian spices, wrapped in filo pastry and served with a garlicky yoghurt dip. Great with salad and potato wedges.
Ingredients
Yums
- 2 onions
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- 1/2 pint water
- 1 teaspoon vegan bouillon
- 2 carrots
- 2 sweet potatoes
- 2 potatoes
- 1 pack filo pastry
Dip
- 250ml soya yoghurt
- 1 piece cucumber - about 4"
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 teaspoon mint in vinegar
Directions
Yums
Step 1
Peel and chop the onions and garlic. Fry in the olive oil in a saucepan for 5 minutes.
Step 2
Add cumin and coriander and continue to fry for a couple of minutes.
Step 3
Add water and bouillon and bring to the boil.
Step 4
Peel and chop the carrots, sweet potatoes and potatoes and add to the pan. Simmer for 20 minutes.
Step 5
Remove from heat and roughly mash the vegetables.
Step 6
Lay a sheet of filo on a board and cut into two.
Step 7
Place 2 tablespoons of the vegetable mixture on the centre of each piece of filo and fold up corner to corner into a triangle. Pinch the edges together and place on an oiled baking tray.
Step 8
Continue until all the vegetable mixture and filo are used up.
Step 9
Bake in a hot oven, gas mark 4, electric 180C/ 350F, for 30 minutes.
Dip
Step 1
Meanwhile, wash and chop the cucumber into small cubes. Peel and chop the garlic.
Step 2
Add the cucumber, garlic and mint to the soya yoghurt in a bowl. Chill until needed.
Serve Yums hot or cold, with a bowl of the dip, salad and potato wedges or other vegetables.
Recipe Source:
Vegans Can't Eat Anything!
Reprinted with permission from the author, Catherine Greenall.
Photograph © Catherine Greenall.