Chicken Tandoori Pies

Ingredients

• Makes about 8 mini pies.
• Marinate 450g boneless chicken cut into small cubes with:
• 1 tablespoon tandoori spice @trupti.africa
• 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 teaspoon paprika powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Coriander powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
• Salt to taste
• Red chilli powder to taste
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Steps ---

2. 2

   Fry with 2 tablespoons oil until done but still moist.

3. 3

   Switch the heat off and while hot add:

4. 4

   tablespoons garlic sauce @steers.sa

5. 5

   tablespoons chilli garlic sauce @maggisouthafrica

6. 6

   Mix well.

7. 7

   Add a hot coal on top of a foil into the mixture. Pour few drops of oil over the coal and allow to smoke.

8. 8

   Cover immediately and allow the mixture to absorb the smoke for about a minute.

9. 9

   Remove the coal and foil. Discard.

10. 10

    Allow the mixture to cool completely and fill into the puff pastry.

11. 11

    I used 400g of the cheese and herb puff pasty by Today's. You can use the plain version too.

12. 12

    Egg wash the inside of the pastry and close to seal.

13. 13

    Eggwash the outer part of the pie too.

14. 14

    Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

15. 15

    I used coloured ones.

16. 16

    Bake in a preheated oven at 180c until done.