These homemade soft potato and onion rolls are delicious traditional Mediterranean-style pie. It is made with simple ingredients such as potatoes, onion, filo pastry sheets, eggs and milk.

I prefer the filo sheets to high-calorie shortcrust pastry, but you can use puff pastry if you wish. These potato & onion rolls makes a lovely vegetarian dinner for the whole family. Also, you can serve it in the holidays as a side dish.

Check also, Baked Cheesy Mashed Potatoes and Cookies and Cream Cinnamon Rolls.

I love to serve these rolls with Parmesan Crusted Chicken Breast and Mediterranean Potato Salad. You can also put some in your children’s lunchboxes at school; they will love it!

Why this recipe works?

• It is a quick and easy lunch recipe.
• You can make it ahead of time.
• Healthy lunch for kids.
• It freezes and reheats well.

What’s in these potato and onion rolls?

For the rolls:
Filo sheets: If you use frozen filo sheets, make sure you defrost them overnight.
Sesame seeds and Nigella sativa seeds: For sprinkling on top of the pie.

Filling:
Potatoes: I use 3 large potatoes.
Tomato paste: for lovely colour and taste.
Onion: I use I diced onion
Seasoning: salt, ground black pepper and paprika.

Dressing:
Eggs: preferably at room temperature.
Milk: You can use whole, skimmed or non-dairy milk.
Yoghurt: use any plain yoghurt, or you can replace it with sour cream.
Seasonings: salt and ground black pepper.
Butter and oil: to make the pie super soft and fluffy.

How to make the best homemade potato and onion rolls?

Preparations:

• Preheat the oven to 180C.
• Grease a 22 cm baking dish with butter or line with baking paper.

Preparing the filling:

• Peel and dice the potatoes, and boil in salted water until fully cooked.
• Drain and mash the potatoes with a fork or potato masher.
• Place the mashed potatoes in a large mixing bowl. 
• Add salt, pepper, paprika, onion, tomato paste, and mix well.

Preparing the dressing: 

• In a deep bowl or jug, combine yoghurt, milk, salt, pepper, eggs, melted butter, and cooking oil.
• Assembling everything: 
• Lay one filo sheet on a flat surface and brush generously with the dressing mixture
• Add 2-3 tablespoons of the potato mixture in a line across the short end of the pastry.
• Roll the sheet tightly and place it in the baking dish.
• Repeat until you have used all the potato mixture.
• Top with a sprinkle of sesame seeds and black seeds.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes until golden brown.

Top tips:

• If you like your potatoes to have a creamy texture, mash them using an electric hand blender.
• Check the filling for taste; you may need to add more salt.
• Keep your filo sheets covered with a damp kitchen towel while working, as they tend to dry quickly.

Recipe variations:

• If you like it cheesy, add some cheese to the filling, such as Mozzarella, Cheddar, Parmesan or Edam.
• Add ½ teaspoon of red chilli flakes to the filling to make it spicier.

Recipe FAQs

Serving suggestions:

These rolls is a meal in itself; however, you can serve it alongside steak, grilled or baked chicken. Or serve it next to any salad dish you fancy. Check the suggested recipes below:

• Homemade chicken nuggets
• Oven-baked bbq chicken
• Pan-fried sea bass with soy sauce

Tools used in making this recipe:

• Casserole dish: For baking the Mashed Potato Pie.
• Potato masher: For mashing the potatoes. You can also use a fork or an electric hand mixer.
• Measuring jug: To whisk all the sauce ingredients.

More family dinner recipes:

• Kung Pao beef: Spicy chunks of steak cooked with veggies.
• Pesto Pasta with homemade pesto sauce: A simple and quick dinner for the whole family.
• Taco Pasta - one-pot recipe: A colourful and delicious pasta recipe the whole family will love.
• Moussaka (Musaka): Mediterranean eggplant recipe that is flavourful and tasty.

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