Flaky chicken half‑moon pies filled with creamy savory filling—fun to make, delicious to eat, and perfect for snacks or gatherings.
Prep Time:30 minutes
Cook Time:20 minutes
Total Time:50 minutes
Yield:3 people 1x
Category:Appetizer
Cuisine:Bangladesh
Ingredients
Scale
for the chicken
one-medium sized onion (diced finely)
400 g ground chicken
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tbsp chili sauce
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
pinch of salt
2 tbsp cooking oil
for the pastry
1-1/4 cups water
pinch of salt
1-1/3 cup flour
2 eggs + pinch of salt – beaten
panko bread crumbs
Instructions
Sautee onion in oil until translucent.
Add ground chicken, stir once, then add ginger-garlic paste, salt, tomato sauce, and chili sauce, then stir over medium heat until thoroughly mixed. Add coriander powder and garam masala and cook for another two minutes. Set aside.
Heat water in a pot over medium heat. Add flour, salt, and mix until it resembles rough bread crumbs.
Knead with clean hands until pliable. Form into a ball and cut in quarters. Knead again, then flatten on a floured using a wooden rolling pin. Cut into circles.
Scoop enough filling onto the circles, cold, and close the edges.