...Try this. Make the pasty and instead of baking it, deep-fry it in hot oil...

Seamus, A fried pasty is called a samosa;-)

We always used only meat, potatoes peas and onions in ours, and we cook them all together and season and taste the mixture before we make the pasties.

AND we crimp them at the top like giant clams.

Any left over filling gets spiced and, as I said above, used for samosas.