calories in Nigerian meat pie

This one is for my snack lovers. I often get asked how many calories there are in a Nigerian Meat Pie.

Here we go.

I am using meat pie recipe from 9jafoodie.com

Nigerian Meat Pie Recipe from 9jafoodie:

The Dough of meat pie

Ingredients

  • 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 Table Spoon Baking powder
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
  • Baking Margarine – (400 G)
  • 1/2 – 1 cup ice cold water*
  • 2 eggs (for finishing)

The Filling of meat pie

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups ground beef (minced meat)
  • 1.5 cups cubed potatoes
  • 1/2 cup cubed carrot
  • 1/2 teaspoon curry
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/4 cup red onion (chopped)
  • 1 cube maggi
  • 1 Tablespoon flour

This recipe makes about 20 meat pies. – See video below.

 

Based on the recipe and video above, one small size Nigerian meat pie is about 260 calories.

Calories in Nigerian Meat Pie

As you can see, in the Nigerian meat pie, most of the calories is in the dough from the flour and butter/margarine.

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