Servings : Makes 15-20 pies
Crispy Flaky Pastries with a creamy chicken filling. Perfect as a snack or a starter. Ideal addition for parties.
Ingredients for Filling
- 2 cups chicken, boiled and shredded (approx 500 gm)
- 1 medium onion, chopped finely
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
- 2-4 green chilies, chopped
- 1 tsp garam masala powder (all spice)
- 2 tbsp flour
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 cup milk (200ml)
Extra Ingredients
- Puff pastry
- beaten egg or egg white or milk (for brushing pie tops)
Instructions
Melt the butter then add the chopped onion. Fry until the onions soften then add the flour, salt, black pepper and garam masala. Stir for 2-3 minutes to cook the flour then add the milk gradually whilst whisking to prevent formation of lumps. Simmer until the sauce thickens, mix in the shredded chicken add chopped green chilies and coriander leaves, remove and cool completely.
The filling will look like THIS.
Allow the filling to cool completely. You can squeeze in a bit of lemon juice for a tangy taste if you like.
When the filling has cooled, roll out squares or circles of ready-made puff pastry to less than a quarter inch thickness, add the filling and shape as desired. Brush the tops with either egg white, beaten egg or milk to give them a golden colour after baking.
Bake on a greased tray in a preheated oven at 170 C for about 25 minutes or until the pastries are golden, puffed and crispy. Serve hot and enjoy!
Salaam sis, you’ve not written the dough ingredients for the chicken pie recipe.
Jazakallah.
W/Salaam Asma, I used ready made puff pastry, not dough.
Assalamualaikkum sis Fauzia.. After shaping and sealing the pastries are u frying the ready made puff pastry or baking in oven or is it eaten jus like that?? Lol!! I have no idea….
They are baked at 170 C for about 25 minutes or until golden, puffed and crispy.
may i no if its cooked in toaster oven or microwavw oven
Neither, I use a proper oven.
Hi,
can i freeze these before baking them? I mean make the whole pie and freeze, take them out whenever i need and bake them.
Hi. Yes you can. Please refer to my note on how to freeze breads: Freezing Breads
Hi you didnt mention what type of flour we add to the filling? thanks x x
Plain/All purpose flour.
Hi can u please tell me whats the english equivalent of one cup in grams?
Hi! Please refer to this note for my measurement conversions: My Measurements
Slms, the half moons we make
Slms, the half moons we make in South Africa is made with a dough thats cooked on the stove, rolled out into small discs, filled and folded in half like a moon and then dipped in egg, breadcrumbs and fried, yummy n delicious.
Assalam aleikum..could you p
Assalam aleikum..could you p,ease give me the recipe for the dough?or can I use the dough for the chicken bread??
W/Salaam, I bought pastry to
W/Salaam, I bought pastry to make this dish. You can make it with chicken bread dough but it will not give flaky results. It will be a soft bun texture instead, which is also great. 🙂
Salam Fauzia
Salam Fauzia
how to seal ready made puff pastry? Also do you have recipe for honey mustard sauce?
Thanks
W/Salaam, pinch it shut using
W/Salaam, pinch it shut using the tines of a fork.
Salaams Fauzia, do you have a
Salaams Fauzia, do you have a recipe of pastry? I want to try making pastry at home.
W/Salaam, sorry at the moment
W/Salaam, sorry at the moment I do not have a pastry recipe.
I love pies..yummmyy… and I
I love pies..yummmyy… and I always make my pastries at home.
Hi fauzia,
Hi fauzia,
I really want to try these pies for iftar. Can you please tell me where did you find puff pastry in karachi?
Hi, am sorry but I am not
Hi, am sorry but I am not from Karachi so cannot know where it is sold.
Assalam-o-alaikum fauzia. Can
Assalam-o-alaikum fauzia. Can you please tell the reciepe for the dough as I live in Maldives and I don’t find puff pastry anywhere here and I want to make it for my husband.
W/Salaam, am sorry
W/Salaam, am sorry unfortunately at the moment I have not yet added a puff pastry recipe. But you can check on YouTube for tutorials on how to prepare it at home.