Perfect for cold weather
Ingredients:
½ kg cubed chicken fillet
3 Tbsp butter
1 tsp salt
2 tsp crushed garlic
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp dhana jeeru
1 cup of cubed/sliced vegetables like – carrots, potatoes, mushrooms
¼ cup peas
250ml fresh cream
½ cup tomato puree
¼ cup to ½ cup chilli sauce
½ cup Steers peri peri sauce
1 tap maizena dissolved in 1 Tbsp water
½ cup vegetable stock
2 Tbsp tomato sauce
1 package ready made puff pastry thawed
1 Egg
Method:
Marinate the chicken in the spices and braise in the butter.
Add the vegetables and cook till tender.
Burn out any water.
Add the cream, sauces, etc. Bring to a boil.
Taste and adjust seasoning as required.
Pour filling into a large oven proof casserole dish.
Roll out the pastry if needed to fit over the filling and hang over the side a few centimetres.
Brush with a little egg and cut slits in the pastry.
Preheat your oven to 200°C.
Place the dish on an oven tray.
When you put it into the oven, lower the temperature to 180°C.
Bake for 1 hour or until pastry is cooked through.