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Chicken Tikka Filo Pie

Name: Chicken Tikka Filo Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 320g or 1 packet ready rolled filo pastry sheets; Melted butter for brushing pastry; CHICKEN MARINADE; 6 chicken breasts cut into small bite-sized pieces; 200g Plain yoghurt; 1 tbsp Lemon juice; 1 tbsp minced garlic; 1 tbsp minced ginger; 2 tsps smoked sweet paprika; 1 tsp Garam masala; 1 tsp Cumin ground; ½ tsp Cardamom ground; 1 tsp Salt; SAUCE; Cooking oil; 1 Onion finely chopped; 2 tbsps Garlic minced; 2 tbsps Ginger minced; 2 tsps Garam Masala; 2 tsps Coriander ground; 2 tsps Cumin ground; 2 tsps Sweet Paprika; 1 tsp Turmeric ground; 1 tsp Chilli powder; ½ tsp Cardamom ground; 1 whole Cardamom; Pinch of ground cinnamon; 1 tbsp Tomato paste; 2 Tins chopped tomatoes; 100 ml Water

by Zarina February 21, 2021

February 21, 2021

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Filo pie is usually filled with spinach and feta, which I absolutely love, but this twist worked so well and was such a flavor bomb. It makes a fab statement for a dinner party, and by using the ready-rolled filo sheets, it really isn’t that much effort at all.

Chicken breast is diced, mixed with yogurt, ginger, garlic, spices, and lemon juice, and cooked in the oven until soft and slightly charred. I made a rich, creamy sauce with tomatoes, onion, ginger, garlic, and more spices then added the chicken once cooked with all the juices. It’s then put on a simmer until the sauce thickens, allowing all the flavors to develop. Finally, I added a dash of oat cream, which gives it that velvety richness, the original OATLY! Creamy oat @oatly is an incredible replacement for cream, but if you can’t get a hold of OATLY! Cream than regular single cream, of course, works fine.

Making the actual filo pie is simple… line a few filo sheets at the bottom and around the sides of a cake tin… fill it up, then scrunch sheets on top for the top ripple effect, brush with melted butter and bake until you see those beautiful golden peaks. ☺️

Chicken Tikka Filo Pie

Serves: 6 Prep Time: 45 Minutes Cooking Time: 2 Hour 15 Minutes 2 Hour 15 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 3.5/5
( 4 voted )

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Ingredients

320g or 1 packet ready rolled filo pastry sheets

Melted butter for brushing pastry

CHICKEN MARINADE

6 chicken breasts cut into small bite-sized pieces

200g Plain yoghurt

1 tbsp Lemon juice

1 tbsp minced garlic

1 tbsp minced ginger

2 tsps smoked sweet paprika

1 tsp Garam masala

1 tsp Cumin ground

½ tsp Cardamom ground

1 tsp Salt

SAUCE

Cooking oil

1 Onion finely chopped

2 tbsps Garlic minced

2 tbsps Ginger minced

2 tsps Garam Masala

2 tsps Coriander ground

2 tsps Cumin ground

2 tsps Sweet Paprika

1 tsp Turmeric ground

1 tsp Chilli powder

½ tsp Cardamom ground

1 whole Cardamom

Pinch of ground cinnamon

1 tbsp Tomato paste

2 Tins chopped tomatoes

100 ml Water

1 tsp Salt

2 tsps Sugar

120ml Cream – I used @oatly creamy oat

Small handful Coriander chopped

Instructions

Mix all marinade ingredients in a bowl, add chicken and mix well

Cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours or overnight if possible

Preheat grill

Place chicken inside a baking dish and put in the oven for 20 mins turning chicken halfway. It should be slightly charred on the edges and have a lot of juices.

While the chicken is cooking, make the sauce – heat oil in a pan on medium-high heat and sauté onions until caramelized. Add ginger, garlic and cook for a few minutes.

Add spices and continue cooking for a few minutes

Stir in tomato paste, tinned tomatoes, water, salt, and sugar

Boil and then turn down to a simmer for 20 minutes

Remove chicken from oven and pour chicken and all the juices into the sauce

Pre-heat oven to 180℃

Add cream into the mixture

Keep cooking until sauce evaporates a little and is not too watery, about 20 minutes or longer if needed. If the mixture is too watery, it will leak through the pastry.

Grease a springform cake tin and unroll filo pastry. While you work with the pastry, you can cover the unused sheets with a damp tea towel to prevent them from drying out.

Take one sheet of pastry and brush generously with melted butter

Gently press the filo buttered side down into the cake tin, so the pastry is sitting over the sides

Brush butter on another sheet of pastry and place in the cake tin at 90° to the first sheet and repeat with 4 layers of pastry

Spoon the chicken tikka masala filling into the tin

Pull the sides into the middle and scrunch them up, so the pastry has some texture

Butter the rest of the pastry sheets and scrunch these on the top, so there is no filling showing and no gaps

Put the cake tin on a baking sheet and brush the top with more melted butter

Bake in the oven until pastry is cooked, crisp, and golden

Leave to stand for 10 minutes before slicing and serving

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