Indian savoury scones

A recipe for savoury Indian scones from Randip's collection.

Ingredients

makes 6

• 250g self raising flour

• 1tsp baking powder

• 125g butter

• 1 large egg

• 5 tbsp milk

• 20g fresh coriander

• Curry leaves and mustard seeds to decorate (optional)

• Spice mix:

  • 2 tsp cumin seeds

  • 1 tsp Garam masala

  • 1/2 tsp rock salt

  • 2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves

  • fresh or dried chillies to your taste!

Method

1. Grind the spice mix in a pestle and mortar.

2. Blitz the flour and butter to breadcrumb consistency in a food mixer (or by hand!)

3. Add the spice mix and finally the other ingredients (not mustard seeds or curry leaves) and blitz to a dough consistency

4. Roll out to 2cm depth, cut your scones.

5. Brush tops with a little milk and sprinkle with mustard seeds and add 1 curry leaf per scone.

6. Bake at 180ºC for 12-15 mins

7. Serve with pickles (I love aubergine!), chutneys or a bowl of red lentil dhal

Spice mix, before and after

Notes

Photo credits: Anya