Ruvani Govender's Gourmet beef and potato curry pie

Flaky pastry

• 80 g mature cheddar cheese cut into pieces (approx. 2 cm)
• 200 g unsalted butter cut into small pieces (2 cm) and frozen
• 300 g plain flour plus extra to dust
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 130 g chilled water (see Tips)
• 1 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• ½ tsp sea salt

Beef and potato curry

• 180 g brown onion cut into pieces
• 3 garlic cloves
• 50 g vegetable oil
• 10 - 12 fresh curry leaves
• ½ cinnamon quill
• 70 g tomato paste
• 1 tbsp garam masala
• 1 tbsp fennel powder
• 1 tbsp ground coriander
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 - 1 ½ tbsp curry powder
• 1 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 750 g beef chuck steak cut into pieces (approx. 3-4 cm)
• 300 g water

Assembly

• plain flour to dust
• 100 g frozen peas
• 300 g potatoes peeled and cut into pieces (approx. 1-2 cm)
• egg yolk to brush