Super delicious chicken hand pie which is easy to make at home than buying from a shop. It will be a great appetizer or light lunch for any parties too.
Chicken Hand Pies Recipe
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 1 hour
Total time: 1 hour 10 mins
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Greece
Serves: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
FOR PASTRY:
All-Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 cup
Cold Butter - 50 grams cubed
Salt to taste
Cold Water as needed
FOR CHICKEN:
Butter - 1 tablespoon
Oil - 1 tablespoon
Boneless Chicken - 500 grams
Dried Rosemary - 1 teaspoon
Cayenne Powder - 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
All-Purpose Flour / Maida - 2 tablespoon
FOR FILLING:
Butter - 2 tablespoon
Garlic - 1 tablespoon minced
Onion - 1 chopped finely
Carrot - 1 chopped finely
Bell Pepper - 1 chopped finely
Salt to taste
Black Pepper to taste
All-Purpose Flour / Maida - 2 tablespoon
Milk - 2 cups
Frozen Peas - ½ cup
Chopped Parsley or Coriander - 2 tablespoon
Instructions
Make pastry dough. Take flour in a bowl. Add salt and mix well.
Add in butter and rub it into the flour. Add cold water and shape it into a dough. Chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
Mix chicken with rosemary, salt, all-purpose flour, and cayenne.
Heat oil and butter in a pan, fry chicken till golden brown. Remove and set aside.
Heat more butter in the same pan, add garlic, onion, carrot, and peppers. Saute for a min.
Add in flour, salt, pepper and mix well.
Add milk and mix well.
Add in chicken and frozen peas and simmer for 10 to 15 mins.
Add chopped parsley and mix well.
Now cool this mix. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C.
Take a portion of the dough and roll it into a small round
Place the filling and fold it and seal the edges.
Pop it in the oven and bake for 25 to 30 mins till golden.
Remove and serve.
