The thought of spices and buttery pastry simply makes my mouth water, or maybe it was that extra teaspoon of chili I added to the pie! Whatever it is, this recipe is always a hit with friends and family. Best of all, it is easy to make.
Ingredients:
1/2 Brown onion
1 Large potato
2 Chicken breast (or 500gm boneless chicken)
4 Sheets flaky puff pastry
3 tbsp Curry powder
1/2 tsp Chili powder (optional)
1/2 tsp Garam Masala (optional)
1 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Sugar
1 Egg
Cooking oil
Steps:
To make pie filling:
1. Boil water (enough to cover the large potato) in a sauce pan.
2. While waiting for water to boil, finely chop onion.
3. Dice potato into small cubes of about 1 cm in size. Add to boiling water. Boil potato cubes until almost soft, about 8-10 mins. You do not want to cook the potato completely. Drain and set aside.
4. Dice chicken into cubes of about 2 cm in size. Add 1/2 tbsp cooking oil to a frying pan. Fry chicken until 70% cooked. Again, you do not want to cook the chicken completely. Set chicken aside.
5. Heat 3 tbsp oil in a frying pan (best if you could use a deep frying pan). Add chopped onions and fry till soft, about 2 mins. Add curry powder, garam masala and chili powder. Keep stirring until it turn into a paste like mixture, about 1-2 mins. Add chicken and potato. Fry for another 4 mins making sure that chicken and potatoes are evenly coated with the curry paste. Now set aside to cool.
6. Heat oven to 220 degrees celsius.
7. Beat egg.
To make pies with muffin pan:
You will need
- Muffin pan
- 10 Disposable baking cups
- 98 mm Round cutter
- 78 mm Round cutter
8. Cut pastry with 98 mm round cutter. Place pastry into a baking cup in the muffin pan. Gently press into shape. Add a generous amount of filling into the pastry shell.
9. Cut another piece of pastry with 78 mm round cutter. Place pastry on top of the filling. Seal the edges. There's no easy way to do it, I tend to pinch the edges to make sure they are sealed.
10. Repeat with the rest of the pastry until all fillings are used up. Brush each pie with egg.
* Baking cups are excellent as the pies do not stick to the pan and are less messy.
To make pies without muffin pan:
If you do not have a muffin pan, you can simply cut the sheets into four squares. On one of the squares, generously add fillings in the middle, leaving about 1cm border. Now brush the border with egg. Place another square on top of the filling and seal the edges by pressing it down a fork. Glaze top of each pie with egg. Be creative, you can make triangle or round pies!
11. Cook pies in oven for about 12 mins or until golden. Serve warm.
Makes about 10 pies.
Did you know?
The best cure for heat from chili is not water, sugar or yoghurt. Believe it or not, it is alcohol. Alcohol tends to null the effect of chili. It could be an old wives' tale, but I am sticking to the story!
Opposite flavours complement each other. Salt brings out sweetness in sugar and vice versa. This is what my dad taught me (Not sure if there is any scientific explanation but it works for me). Hence, the sugar in this recipe.
Olive oil has a lower boiling point than other oil like corn, sunflower, canola and so on. But both work fine for me.
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| Mini Chicken Curry Pies |
Ingredients:
1/2 Brown onion
1 Large potato
2 Chicken breast (or 500gm boneless chicken)
4 Sheets flaky puff pastry
3 tbsp Curry powder
1/2 tsp Chili powder (optional)
1/2 tsp Garam Masala (optional)
1 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Sugar
1 Egg
Cooking oil
Steps:
To make pie filling:
1. Boil water (enough to cover the large potato) in a sauce pan.
2. While waiting for water to boil, finely chop onion.
3. Dice potato into small cubes of about 1 cm in size. Add to boiling water. Boil potato cubes until almost soft, about 8-10 mins. You do not want to cook the potato completely. Drain and set aside.
4. Dice chicken into cubes of about 2 cm in size. Add 1/2 tbsp cooking oil to a frying pan. Fry chicken until 70% cooked. Again, you do not want to cook the chicken completely. Set chicken aside.
5. Heat 3 tbsp oil in a frying pan (best if you could use a deep frying pan). Add chopped onions and fry till soft, about 2 mins. Add curry powder, garam masala and chili powder. Keep stirring until it turn into a paste like mixture, about 1-2 mins. Add chicken and potato. Fry for another 4 mins making sure that chicken and potatoes are evenly coated with the curry paste. Now set aside to cool.
6. Heat oven to 220 degrees celsius.
7. Beat egg.
To make pies with muffin pan:
You will need
- Muffin pan
- 10 Disposable baking cups
- 98 mm Round cutter
- 78 mm Round cutter
8. Cut pastry with 98 mm round cutter. Place pastry into a baking cup in the muffin pan. Gently press into shape. Add a generous amount of filling into the pastry shell.
9. Cut another piece of pastry with 78 mm round cutter. Place pastry on top of the filling. Seal the edges. There's no easy way to do it, I tend to pinch the edges to make sure they are sealed.
10. Repeat with the rest of the pastry until all fillings are used up. Brush each pie with egg.
* Baking cups are excellent as the pies do not stick to the pan and are less messy.
To make pies without muffin pan:
If you do not have a muffin pan, you can simply cut the sheets into four squares. On one of the squares, generously add fillings in the middle, leaving about 1cm border. Now brush the border with egg. Place another square on top of the filling and seal the edges by pressing it down a fork. Glaze top of each pie with egg. Be creative, you can make triangle or round pies!
11. Cook pies in oven for about 12 mins or until golden. Serve warm.
Makes about 10 pies.
Did you know?
The best cure for heat from chili is not water, sugar or yoghurt. Believe it or not, it is alcohol. Alcohol tends to null the effect of chili. It could be an old wives' tale, but I am sticking to the story!
Opposite flavours complement each other. Salt brings out sweetness in sugar and vice versa. This is what my dad taught me (Not sure if there is any scientific explanation but it works for me). Hence, the sugar in this recipe.
Olive oil has a lower boiling point than other oil like corn, sunflower, canola and so on. But both work fine for me.
Very nice, I must say!
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