Woman’s Day (New Zealand)

PIE MAKER BUTTER CHICKEN PIES

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MAKES 8 PREP 35 MINS COOK 40 MINS

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 1 onion, finely chopped

• 300g store-bought butter chicken simmer sauce

• 1 vine-ripened tomato, finely chopped

• ¼ cup Greek-style natural yoghurt, plus extra to serve

• ½ cup chopped coriander

• 3½ cups shredded roast chicken

• 2 x 500g packets roti

• steamed basmati rice, to serve CHOPPED SALAD

• 2 vine-ripened tomatoes, finely chopped

• 2 Lebanese cucumbers, finely chopped

• ½ small red onion, finely chopped

• ½ cup chopped coriander

• ¼ cup lemon juice

1 In a large, deep-frying pan, heat oil over medium heat. Saute onion 5 mins, stirring until tender.

2 Add butter chicken sauce and tomato to pan. Bring to boil. Simmer 5 mins. Remove from heat and stir in yoghurt and coriander. Cool to room temperatur­e. Stir in chicken.

3 Preheat and lightly grease a 4-hole (¹⁄³ cup) pie maker. Heat roti in microwave 1 min or until hot. Using a round cutter, cut 8 x 12cm rounds (or to fit base) and 8 x 10cm rounds (or to fit tops) from roti. Press large rounds into holes. Fill each hole with ½ cup filling. Top with small rounds. Cook 12-15 mins or until roti is golden and filling is hot. Repeat with rest of roti and filling to make 8 pies.

4 To make chopped salad, combine all ingredient­s in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well.

5 Serve pies hot with rice, chopped salad and extra yoghurt.

 ?? ?? We used frozen roti from the supermarke­t. You may find you need to separate the layers of roti to fit in the pie maker. TIP
We used frozen roti from the supermarke­t. You may find you need to separate the layers of roti to fit in the pie maker. TIP

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