Short, buttery pastry filled with minced beef, potato and carrot. Denser and less peppery than a British pasty, and a fixture of Nigerian bakeries.
- Heat
- Mild
- Kind of dish
- Snacks
- Usually made with
- beef
- New to the food?
- Good place to start
What’s in it
- Shortcrust pastry
- Minced beef
- Potato
- Carrot
- Onions
- Egg wash
The usual main ingredients. Each kitchen cooks it its own way and says what its version contains.
Usually
- Halal-friendly
How a particular kitchen makes it is theirs to say. Every dish on mamaPut carries the cook’s own answer, and allergies are worth asking them about directly.