Thursday

Chicken Pie with Bread Pastry

Normally we will use puff pastry for this recipe, but besides puff pastry we can also modify it and use bread instead, which is simpler to make. Do try!

Ingredients

For pastry
1 egg
1 loaf wholemeal bread

For filling:

250g chicken breast, skinned and chopped
4 medium-sized potatoes, diced
2 onions, diced
8 pips garlic, diced
3 tbsp curry powder
1/2 tbsp chicken stock
350ml water
7 tbsp cooking oil
Curry leaves
Salt and sugar to taste

Methods

1.Heat a wok with oil and saute garlic, onion and curry leaves till fragrant.

2. Add the chicken, potato and curry powder.

3.Add water, chicken stock/ powder, salt and sugar.

4.Cook on low heat until chicken is tender and sauce is dry.
Dish out and leave to cool.

5. By using a rolling pin, roll out one piece of wholemeal bread very thinly. Cut into rounds using a cookie cutter or rice bowl.

6. Brush the bread with beaten egg.

7. Place the filling in centre of the bread and cover with another slice of bread. Use a fork to seal the edges.

8. Heat oil and fry the pie until it turns golden brown.

Tips:
1. Put some oil around the edges of the pie to prevent it from tearing.

2. Don´t press the pie too hard or the filling might ooze out.

3. You can also bake the pie in a preheated oven at 180C for 20 minutes.

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