Chicken Pie

I got this recipe from my aunt. Its very easy and its simple flavours can win anyone's heart. I fell in love with this at the first bite !

A few days back I felt like eating the pie again but at the same time was feeling very much lazy. So what I did was I made the simple recipe simpler. Today I would share both the original and the modified recipes with you. Hope you will find them interesting. You will also realize that there are so many scopes of modifications and whats more fun than experimenting and pleasing your taste buds !!

Ingredients :

1) Minced meat- 1/2 cup [ I took two pieces of chicken, as I didn't have minced meat.]

2) Smashed Potato- 1/2cup [ I used Potato Flakes instead and instantly made smashed potato with water and butter to taste]

3) Chopped Onion - 1 tbsp

4) Chopped Garlic- 1/2 tsp [ I didn't used it though, in the modified version ]

5) Chopped green chillies as per taste [ again, not necessary]

6) 1 Egg

7) Salt and pepper to taste

8) Refined oil to fry [ only if you use minced meat]

Method:

1) For preparing the minced meat, first heat oil in a pan and then add the onion, garlic and green chillies. Saute in low flame until you can smell the beautiful flavours or till the onion and garlic are tender. Then add the minced meat and the seasonings and cook till the meat is almost done. Then keep it aside.

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1) If you are taking chicken pieces instead, 1st boil it [ I micro it for a minute at high power in a covered microwave safe bowl) till tender. Then debone and cut them into thin slices.and add seasonings and half of the chopped onion.

2) Add seasoning and butter into the smashed potato and keep it aside. [ I added the remaining chopped onion with it]

3) Beat the egg with seasonings and keep it aside.

4) Grease a microwave safe container ( or any other container as per the requirement of your oven)

5) Make layer of smashed potato, then a layer with the meat. Repeat it till you have used up all the meat and potato.

6) With the help of a fork prick the layers.

7) Now add the beaten egg and let it soak for a while.

8) Then micro at high power for 2 min.[ If you are using other oven, then bake for approximately 15 min at about 200C or till the crust is golden brown].

9) Test with your fork. Prick the pie in the middle. If your fork comes out clean then your pie is ready.

10) Make it rest for a while and then its ready to serve.

Try this and I am sure you will be delighted with the result. Happy cooking !