Curried vegetable pasties – vegan pasties filled with curried vegetables and chickpeas, perfect for picnicking! Post sponsored by Appletiser.
Summer may be nearly over already but there is still time for a few more picnics before the weather gets cold. These vegan curried vegetable pasties are great eaten hot or cold and are very transportable so are perfect for taking picnicking.
This recipe is another in my series for Appletiser – one recipe a month for a meal that is the perfect pairing with a glass of Appletiser. Just like the delicious drink my recipes are all free from added sugar and contain at least one portion of your five a day!
The pasties consist of a curried coconut vegetable and chickpea filling encased in crisp shortcrust pastry. I add a little bit of turmeric to the pastry to give it a lovely golden colour, but you can leave it out if you wish.
They can easily be wrapped up and transported so are perfect to take along to a picnic as a main, with some salads and dips on the side; and Appletiser to drink of course!
As well as picnics they are great for lunchboxes, or just for dinner at home, served with a green salad and an Appletiser.
The recipe makes six large pasties which are the perfect size for lunch, and each one contains one of your five-a-day!
In order to keep these curried vegetable pasties vegan, I made my pastry with dairy free margarine – the kind that comes in a solid stick rather than the spreadable kind in a tub is best here. You can also use coconut oil or butter if you prefer.
The filling mixture needs to be completely cold before you assemble and bake the pasties, so I like to make both the filling and the pastry the day before I want to bake them and keep them in the fridge overnight.
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Curried Vegetable Pasties Recipe:
Curried Vegetable Pasties (Vegan)
Ingredients
Filling:
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 brown onion peeled and finely chopped
- 1 large sweet potato about 300g, peeled and diced
- 1 large carrot about 170g, peeled and diced
- 1 large potato about 300g, peeled and diced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 2 Tbsp curry powder mild, medium or hot – as you prefer
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- one 400 g (14oz) tin chopped tomatoes
- 70 g (2.5 oz) creamed coconut chopped (the kind that comes in a solid block)
- one 400 g (14oz) tin chickpeas rinsed and drained
- 100 g (3.5oz) frozen peas
- a handful of fresh coriander (cilantro) finely chopped (optional)
- salt and pepper
Pastry:
- 400 g (3 cups + 2 Tbsp) plain flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp turmeric optional
- 200 g (3/4 cup + 1 Tbsp) dairy free margarine the kind in a solid stick is best, diced
- 2-4 Tbsp ice water
- a little dairy free milk for glazing
Instructions
- To make the filling, heat the oil in a large pan over a low heat and add the onion. Fry gently for 5-10 minutes until softened. Add the sweet potato, carrot, potato, pepper, curry powder, garam masala and garlic and continue to fry for 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Add the tinned tomatoes, creamed coconut, chickpeas and peas. Bring the mixture up to a gentle simmer and cook, covered, for about 20 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Stir the mixture often to avoid it burning on the base of the pan. If it seems too dry you can add a splash of water but bear in mind that you want the mix to be fairly dry to avoid making your pastry soggy.
- Once cooked, season to taste with salt and pepper, stir through the fresh coriander (if using), allow to cool then refrigerate until completely cold.
- To make the pastry, place the flour, salt, turmeric and margarine in a food processor and blend until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- With the motor running, gradually add a little bit of ice cold water until the pastry clumps together.
- Bring the pastry together with your hands and shape into a disc. Wrap and refrigerate for half an hour.
- Divide the pastry into six even pieces and shape each one into a ball. Roll each ball out on a lightly floured surface to about 3mm thick.
- Place a couple of heaped spoonful's of the cooled filling mixture in the middle of the pastry. Be generous with it but make sure that you don't over-fill or your pastry may tear. Use your hands to press the filling together.
- Brush a little water around the rim of the pastry and fold it over the filling. Press the edges together to seal. Use a sharp knife to trim the edge a little to neaten it then either crimp the edge with your fingers or the tines of a fork. Cut a little slit in the top of the pasty for steam to escape.
- Place the pasties on a couple of baking sheets lined with baking parchment and refrigerate for half an hour.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6. Brush the tops of the pasties with a little dairy free milk (I used soy) then bake for 30-40 minutes until golden and bubbling.
- Set aside to cool for about 10 minutes before serving. Store any leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Notes
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Marsha | Marsha's Baking Addiction
I’ve been looking for more vegan meals, and these pasties look absolutely delicious! Saving for later! 🙂
Sally
Clever idea Hannah. I bet they’re delicious
Dems Banjo
Hmmm looks yummy!! Trying it out, thanks.
Tracie
Wondering if you’ve tried freezing these. I’d like to have them premade for a quick meal.
Thanks
hannahhossack
Hi Tracie, I haven’t tried freezing them but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work 🙂
Leah
Hi! Just wondering how many calories are in each pasty? Thanks
hannahhossack
Hi Leah, I’m afraid that that would be impossible for me to calculate given that there is likely to be some leftover pastry trimmings and you may not need all of the filling. If you want a general idea you could try putting the ingredients into My Fitness Pal: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/calculator
Margaret
Made these pasty absolutely delicious loaded with flavour will make again.
Rachel Wynnberry
Could I substitute for the coconut?,
hannahhossack
Hi Rachel, you could use a splash of cream (either soy/oat/dairy).
Julie Dechaineux
Made these for my vegan granddaughter…..they were delicious and am making them again….this time helping her.thank you for the recipe. Julie
Kaylen
Are the tinned tomatoes drained or keep the juice?
hannahhossack
Hi Kaylen, You use the whole tin – juice and all.
Kaylen
These were absolutely amazing! A HUGE hit with my meal prep customers! Thank you
Kasey
These look great and I would love to make these for friends. Any suggestions for dips to serve with them?
hannahhossack
Hi Kasey, hmmm, I’ve never eaten them with dips before but I think they would be great with some mango chutney and raita!
Michelle Fioretti
Can I use something else instead of the creamed coconut block , I haven’t seen this at the shop
hannahhossack
Hi Michelle, Are you in the US? In the UK it is sold in pretty much all supermarkets. You should be able to find creamed coconut at Indian shops and maybe hispanic ones too and you can also get it on Amazon. Otherwise you could use 120ml/1/2 cup of full fat coconut milk instead but make sure that you cook the filling until most of the liquid has evaporated, you need it to be quite dry so you don’t end up with soggy pastry.
Michelle Fioretti
Thank you , I am in Australia and haven’t seen anything like that but will try the other way you suggested.
Fran
I made these first of all with my own pastry but yours is much nicer. I like the turmeric colour. It makes the pasties look really tempting. The filling is delicious and I have quite a bit left over which I will freeze and use next time I make these. A great recipe. They will go my my son’s lunchbox. I was really struggling with vegan recipes until I found yours!
Steph
Iv followed the recipe exactly and my pastry hasn’t worked at all what could it be?
hannahhossack
Hi Steph, sorry to hear that. I can’t really help you without more details however, what exactly went wrong?
Nikki
These look like amazing little comfort food packets. <3 Sounds delicious! Can I substitute coconut cream (the solidified portion of canned coconut milk when refrigerated overnight) instead of the creamed coconut? Thanks in advance!
hannahhossack
Hi Nikki, yes that should work fine.
Lola Rowell-Adamson
Loved loved these pasties!!! They were so delicious, that we devoured them, before we thought to photograph them!! Hubby had 3 and I had 2, both served with crunchy salads as suggested… fabulous
I have frozen the remaining 8 (un-baked) for another day
Shamini
Hannah thank you so much for another fabulous recipe, learning I can cook and bake . Filling made, tastes divine. Put my pastry in the fridge overnight and this morning it’s hard as hell. Have I ruined it? Advice please, apologies, you’re dealing with a complete novice
hannahhossack
Don’t worry! It’s not ruined, the fat has just hardened from the cold. Just let the pastry sit out at room temperature for a while until it softens up 🙂 I hope you enjoy them!
Shamini Saxena
Hannah thank you so much for getting back to me. Pastry alas is not my forte, but regardless of my final efforts, they tasted amazing, your recipe instruction forgot to mention when to add the lovely coriander, but I added at the end. To make this recipe foolproof for me next time (and yes, there will definitely be a next time), I’ll do the filling and get a trusted friend good at pastry to do their bit, nothing like team effort xxx.
Looking forward to making my way through your other amazing recipes xxx
sam
Only makes 6 small pasties…good size for kids but adults would probably want 1.5 x -2of this size.
Thom
Thank you for this!! I lived in Durban SA for a while and used to get curry veg pies there. Ever since moving back to the States I’ve craved them, can’t wait to try these.
Mafeesh Moushkella
This pastry is so easy and delicious!
I just threw all the ingredients in my bread machine and let it do its thing.
beautifully short, easy to handle. Made a 10″ left-over vegetable pie with sweet potato. It was fantastic!
Thank you.
SK
Hi
What can I use instead of margarine.
hannahhossack
You could use solid coconut oil instead but the pastry will be more difficult to handle, prone to cracking and shouldn’t be chilled for as long as it becomes completely unworkable if it gets too cold. You could also try using olive oil – about 180ml should do it but note that I haven’t tested this so I’m not sure what the texture is like.
Carissa
Anyone try to do these Gluten Free?
Steve
When do you add the coriander? you also mention salt and pepper. Its the second time I’m making them,
hannahhossack
Hi Steve, thanks for pointing that out, I’ve updated the recipe.
steve
Thanks, thats when I added it
Val
This particular recipe looks marvelous so I decided to pin in for later. Pinterest took me to a page with a zillion of your recipe photos which I browsed. I’m seriously impressed with your mad skills. Wow, everything looked so wonderful! I don’t say that lightly as someone who loves to cook and check out others’ recipes. Keep it up, please! I’ve GOT to make that lovely Christmas pudding.
Diane
I was thinking of making these vegan pasties for a Christmas buffet. Could the pastry be cut using a round cookie cutter to make them smaller and a consistent size. If so what size cutter would you recommend and how long would you cook them for?
hannahhossack
Hi Diane, a 10cm cutter maybe? I reckon they would take 20-30 minutes to cook but I can’t be sure as I haven’t tried making mini ones. Just bake them until they are golden and bubbling.
Diane
Which curry powder do you recommend? I have never found one I liked.
hannahhossack
Hi Diane, to be honest I just use either a Schwartz one or a supermarket own brand.
Anne
Made these using olive oil for the pastry and substituted oatley cream for the coconut.
Absolutely delicious and freezes well too.
Thank you for a great recipe!a
Jen
These did not work for me at all. Followed the recipe down to the last gram – unless you have an industrial size pan you won’t be able to fit everything in one. Also, there wasn’t nearly enough liquid to allow the veg to soften. I ended up adding a lot more water and cooking for over an hour but even then they were unevenly cooked despite dicing them really evenly, covering the pan, and stirring at regular intervals.
My advice would be to parboil the veg beforehand and reduce the cooking time to ten mins.
Julie Dechaineux
They freeze well…separated with either baking paper or plastic wrap.
Stefan
Great recipe. Just want to check… Are you sure it’s two tablespoons of curry powder? It seems a lot. I thought it was a typo error so I halved the amount. Please confirm. Thanks.
hannahhossack
Hi Stefan, I’m glad you enjoyed them! 2 Tbsp is correct, but if you are happy with the flavour using just 1 Tbsp then that’s fine too.