Hot water might not seem an exciting ingredient, but it can transform cooking and baking Food personality Nadiya Hussain s turmeric-rich samosa pie is made with flour, shortening and water at a boil Image Credit: NYT
If there s a quintessential dish from chef Nadiya Hussain - the Great British Baking Show winner who has since found huge success - it s probably the samosa pie with the turmeric crust from the very first episode of her solo cooking show Nadiya s Family Favourites.
Meant to be unmolded for maximum impact, the pie stands impossibly tall and doesn t crumble, even when sliced. Hussain likes to wrap the whole golden thing in parchment paper and take it to picnics, passing out fat, perfect wedges to family and friends.